Is « joie » masculine or feminine?
« joie » is feminine. You say la joie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la joie |
| With the indefinite article | une joie |
| With the partitive article | de la joie |
Plural
The plural is joies (les joies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
joie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so joie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Son visage exprime la joie.
His face reflects joy. -
Son sourire exprimait la joie.
Her smile expressed joy. -
C'est une joie de te revoir.
It is nice to see you again.
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 « joie » masculine or feminine?
« joie » is feminine. You say la joie.
Is it « le joie » or « la joie »?
It is « la joie ». « le joie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.