Is « compagnie » masculine or feminine?
« compagnie » is feminine. You say la compagnie.
In English, « compagnie » means company.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la compagnie |
| With the indefinite article | une compagnie |
| With the partitive article | de la compagnie |
Plural
The plural is compagnies (les compagnies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
compagnie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so compagnie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'ai de la compagnie.
I've got company. -
Salut la compagnie !
Hello everyone! -
Tu as de la compagnie.
You've got company.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « compagnie » masculine or feminine?
« compagnie » is feminine. You say la compagnie.
Is it « le compagnie » or « la compagnie »?
It is « la compagnie ». « le compagnie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.