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