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