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.
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.