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