Is « mairie » masculine or feminine?
« mairie » is feminine. You say la mairie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la mairie |
| With the indefinite article | une mairie |
| With the partitive article | de la mairie |
Plural
The plural is mairies (les mairies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
mairie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so mairie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ça doit être la mairie.
That must be the city hall. -
J'ai un ami à la mairie.
I have a friend at City Hall. -
Sa femme travaille à la mairie.
His wife works at the city hall.
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 « mairie » masculine or feminine?
« mairie » is feminine. You say la mairie.
Is it « le mairie » or « la mairie »?
It is « la mairie ». « le mairie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.