Is « partie » masculine or feminine?

« partie » is feminine. You say la partie.

Article forms

With the definite article la partie
With the indefinite article une partie
With the partitive article de la partie

Plural

The plural is parties (les parties). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

partie ends in -ie. Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, so partie 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 « partie » masculine or feminine?

« partie » is feminine. You say la partie.

Is it « le partie » or « la partie »?

It is « la partie ». « le partie » is incorrect.


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