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