Is « poésie » masculine or feminine?
« poésie » is feminine. You say la poésie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la poésie |
| With the indefinite article | une poésie |
| With the partitive article | de la poésie |
Plural
The plural is poésies (les poésies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
poésie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so poésie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'adore la poésie.
I love poetry. -
J’aime la poésie.
I like poetry. -
Je me fous de la poésie.
I don't give a damn about poetry.
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 « poésie » masculine or feminine?
« poésie » is feminine. You say la poésie.
Is it « le poésie » or « la poésie »?
It is « la poésie ». « le poésie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.