Is « fée » masculine or feminine?

« fée » is feminine. You say la fée.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« fée » is feminine. You say la fée.

Is it « le fée » or « la fée »?

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


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