Is « plaisanterie » masculine or feminine?
« plaisanterie » is feminine. You say la plaisanterie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la plaisanterie |
| With the indefinite article | une plaisanterie |
| With the partitive article | de la plaisanterie |
Plural
The plural is plaisanteries (les plaisanteries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
plaisanterie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so plaisanterie 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 « plaisanterie » masculine or feminine?
« plaisanterie » is feminine. You say la plaisanterie.
Is it « le plaisanterie » or « la plaisanterie »?
It is « la plaisanterie ». « le plaisanterie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.