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.
In a sentence
-
Où est le parapluie ?
Where is the umbrella? -
Prenez un parapluie.
Grab an umbrella. -
Prends le parapluie.
Take the umbrella.
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 « 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.