Is « courtoisie » masculine or feminine?
« courtoisie » is feminine. You say la courtoisie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la courtoisie |
| With the indefinite article | une courtoisie |
| With the partitive article | de la courtoisie |
Plural
The plural is courtoisies (les courtoisies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
courtoisie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so courtoisie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
La ponctualité est la courtoisie des rois.
Punctuality is the courtesy of kings. -
Votre courtoisie est appréciée.
Your courtesy is appreciated. -
Je vous remercie pour votre courtoisie.
Thank you for your courtesy.
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 « courtoisie » masculine or feminine?
« courtoisie » is feminine. You say la courtoisie.
Is it « le courtoisie » or « la courtoisie »?
It is « la courtoisie ». « le courtoisie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.