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.

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.


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