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