Is « soie » masculine or feminine?
« soie » is feminine. You say la soie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la soie |
| With the indefinite article | une soie |
| With the partitive article | de la soie |
Plural
The plural is soies (les soies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
soie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so soie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
On dirait de la soie.
This feels like silk. -
Ça ressemble à de la soie.
This looks like silk. -
La soie est douce au toucher.
Silk feels soft.
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 « soie » masculine or feminine?
« soie » is feminine. You say la soie.
Is it « le soie » or « la soie »?
It is « la soie ». « le soie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.