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.
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.