Is « génie » masculine or feminine?
« génie » is masculine. You say le génie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le génie |
| With the indefinite article | un génie |
| With the partitive article | du génie |
Plural
The plural is génies (les génies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
génie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so génie is one of the exceptions: it is
masculine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « génie » masculine or feminine?
« génie » is masculine. You say le génie.
Is it « la génie » or « le génie »?
It is « le génie ». « la génie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.