Is « ironie » masculine or feminine?
« ironie » is feminine. You say l'ironie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'ironie |
| With the indefinite article | une ironie |
| With the partitive article | de l'ironie |
Plural
The plural is ironies (les ironies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ironie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so ironie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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L'ironie est la pudeur de l'humanité.
Irony is humanity's sense of shame. -
Le ton de la voix peut indiquer la colère et l'ironie.
Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony. -
Les journalistes présents ont saisi l'ironie de ses propos.
The journalists present understood the irony in her words.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « ironie » masculine or feminine?
« ironie » is feminine. You say l'ironie.
« l'ironie » hides the gender. Is « ironie » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'ironie » for both genders, but you say une ironie, not un ironie, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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