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.
In a sentence
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Voici la monnaie.
Here's the change. -
Gardez la monnaie.
Keep the change. -
As-tu de la monnaie ?
Have you got any change?
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 « 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.