Is « partie » masculine or feminine?
« partie » is feminine. You say la partie.
In English, « partie » means part; game, match.
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.
In a sentence
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Fin de la partie.
Game over. -
Je suis de la partie.
I'm game. -
J'ai perdu la partie.
I lost the game.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.