Is « psychologie » masculine or feminine?
« psychologie » is feminine. You say la psychologie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la psychologie |
| With the indefinite article | une psychologie |
| With the partitive article | de la psychologie |
Plural
The plural is psychologies (les psychologies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
psychologie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so psychologie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'étudie la psychologie.
I study psychology. -
La psychologie se penche sur les émotions humaines.
Psychology deals with human emotions. -
Je ne peux pas comprendre la psychologie des adolescents.
I can't understand the psychology of adolescents.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « psychologie » masculine or feminine?
« psychologie » is feminine. You say la psychologie.
Is it « le psychologie » or « la psychologie »?
It is « la psychologie ». « le psychologie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.