Is « mamie » masculine or feminine?
« mamie » is feminine. You say la mamie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la mamie |
| With the indefinite article | une mamie |
| With the partitive article | de la mamie |
Plural
The plural is mamies (les mamies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
mamie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so mamie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le garçon vient voir sa mamie.
The boy visits his grandma. -
Ma mamie m'a donné ce collier.
My grandma gave me this necklace. -
Ma mamie aime voyager en train.
My nan likes travelling by train.
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 « mamie » masculine or feminine?
« mamie » is feminine. You say la mamie.
Is it « le mamie » or « la mamie »?
It is « la mamie ». « le mamie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.