Is « pluie » masculine or feminine?
« pluie » is feminine. You say la pluie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la pluie |
| With the indefinite article | une pluie |
| With the partitive article | de la pluie |
Plural
The plural is pluies (les pluies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pluie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so pluie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Va-t'en, la pluie.
Rain, rain go away! -
Écoute la pluie.
Listen to the rain. -
J'aime la pluie.
I love the rain.
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 « pluie » masculine or feminine?
« pluie » is feminine. You say la pluie.
Is it « le pluie » or « la pluie »?
It is « la pluie ». « le pluie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.