Is « maladie » masculine or feminine?
« maladie » is feminine. You say la maladie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la maladie |
| With the indefinite article | une maladie |
| With the partitive article | de la maladie |
Plural
The plural is maladies (les maladies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
maladie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so maladie 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 « maladie » masculine or feminine?
« maladie » is feminine. You say la maladie.
Is it « le maladie » or « la maladie »?
It is « la maladie ». « le maladie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.