Is « chimie » masculine or feminine?
« chimie » is feminine. You say la chimie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la chimie |
| With the indefinite article | une chimie |
| With the partitive article | de la chimie |
Plural
The plural is chimies (les chimies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chimie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so chimie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « chimie » masculine or feminine?
« chimie » is feminine. You say la chimie.
Is it « le chimie » or « la chimie »?
It is « la chimie ». « le chimie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.