Is « photographie » masculine or feminine?
« photographie » is feminine. You say la photographie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la photographie |
| With the indefinite article | une photographie |
| With the partitive article | de la photographie |
Plural
The plural is photographies (les photographies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
photographie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so photographie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'aime la photographie.
I like photography. -
Sami aime la photographie.
Sami enjoys photography. -
La photographie est interdite.
Photography is prohibited.
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 « photographie » masculine or feminine?
« photographie » is feminine. You say la photographie.
Is it « le photographie » or « la photographie »?
It is « la photographie ». « le photographie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.