Is « copie » masculine or feminine?

« copie » is feminine. You say la copie.

Article forms

With the definite article la copie
With the indefinite article une copie
With the partitive article de la copie

Plural

The plural is copies (les copies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

copie ends in -ie. Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, so copie 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 « copie » masculine or feminine?

« copie » is feminine. You say la copie.

Is it « le copie » or « la copie »?

It is « la copie ». « le copie » is incorrect.


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