Is « galaxie » masculine or feminine?
« galaxie » is feminine. You say la galaxie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la galaxie |
| With the indefinite article | une galaxie |
| With the partitive article | de la galaxie |
Plural
The plural is galaxies (les galaxies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
galaxie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so galaxie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Notre galaxie est la Voie lactée.
Our galaxy is the Milky Way. -
Notre galaxie s'appelle la Voie Lactée.
Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. -
Tu ne connais pas la galaxie Andromède.
You know nothing about the Andromeda galaxy.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « galaxie » masculine or feminine?
« galaxie » is feminine. You say la galaxie.
Is it « le galaxie » or « la galaxie »?
It is « la galaxie ». « le galaxie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.