Is « moitié » masculine or feminine?
« moitié » is feminine. You say la moitié.
In English, « moitié » means half.
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.
In a sentence
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Mange la moitié !
Just eat half! -
C'est une moitié.
It’s a half. -
Donne-moi la moitié.
Give me half.
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 « 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.