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.


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