Is « jalousie » masculine or feminine?
« jalousie » is feminine. You say la jalousie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la jalousie |
| With the indefinite article | une jalousie |
| With the partitive article | de la jalousie |
Plural
The plural is jalousies (les jalousies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
jalousie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so jalousie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La jalousie est ennemie de l'amitié.
Jealousy is an enemy to friendship. -
L'amour et la jalousie vont de pair.
Love and jealousy go hand in hand. -
Le mobile du meurtre était la jalousie.
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « jalousie » masculine or feminine?
« jalousie » is feminine. You say la jalousie.
Is it « le jalousie » or « la jalousie »?
It is « la jalousie ». « le jalousie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.