Is « folie » masculine or feminine?
« folie » is feminine. You say la folie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la folie |
| With the indefinite article | une folie |
| With the partitive article | de la folie |
Plural
The plural is folies (les folies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
folie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so folie 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 « folie » masculine or feminine?
« folie » is feminine. You say la folie.
Is it « le folie » or « la folie »?
It is « la folie ». « le folie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.