Is « patrie » masculine or feminine?
« patrie » is feminine. You say la patrie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la patrie |
| With the indefinite article | une patrie |
| With the partitive article | de la patrie |
Plural
The plural is patries (les patries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
patrie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so patrie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ma patrie est le monde.
My country is the world. -
Allons enfants de la Patrie !
Arise, children of the fatherland! -
Le monde entier est ma patrie.
The whole world is my homeland.
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 « patrie » masculine or feminine?
« patrie » is feminine. You say la patrie.
Is it « le patrie » or « la patrie »?
It is « la patrie ». « le patrie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.