Is « parapluie » masculine or feminine?
« parapluie » is masculine. You say le parapluie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le parapluie |
| With the indefinite article | un parapluie |
| With the partitive article | du parapluie |
Plural
The plural is parapluies (les parapluies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
parapluie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so parapluie is one of the exceptions: it is
masculine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « parapluie » masculine or feminine?
« parapluie » is masculine. You say le parapluie.
Is it « la parapluie » or « le parapluie »?
It is « le parapluie ». « la parapluie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.