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