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.
In a sentence
-
C'est une copie.
That's a copy. -
En as-tu une copie ?
Do you have a copy? -
J'ai fait une copie.
I made a copy.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.