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.

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.


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