Is « chirurgie » masculine or feminine?
« chirurgie » is feminine. You say la chirurgie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la chirurgie |
| With the indefinite article | une chirurgie |
| With the partitive article | de la chirurgie |
Plural
The plural is chirurgies (les chirurgies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chirurgie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so chirurgie 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 « chirurgie » masculine or feminine?
« chirurgie » is feminine. You say la chirurgie.
Is it « le chirurgie » or « la chirurgie »?
It is « la chirurgie ». « le chirurgie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.