Is « journée » masculine or feminine?
« journée » is feminine. You say la journée.
In English, « journée » means day (as a span of time).
Article forms
| With the definite article | la journée |
| With the indefinite article | une journée |
| With the partitive article | de la journée |
Plural
The plural is journées (les journées). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
journée ends in
-ée. Nouns ending in
-ée are usually feminine,
so journée follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La journée est belle.
The day is beautiful. -
La journée a été rude.
It's been a rough day. -
La journée s'éternisait.
The day dragged.
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 « journée » masculine or feminine?
« journée » is feminine. You say la journée.
Is it « le journée » or « la journée »?
It is « la journée ». « le journée » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.