Is « soirée » masculine or feminine?
« soirée » is feminine. You say la soirée.
In English, « soirée » means evening; party.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la soirée |
| With the indefinite article | une soirée |
| With the partitive article | de la soirée |
Plural
The plural is soirées (les soirées). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
soirée ends in
-ée. Nouns ending in
-ée are usually feminine,
so soirée follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La soirée a dégénéré.
The party got out of control. -
La soirée bat son plein.
The party's in full swing. -
Il sera là toute la soirée.
He will be here all evening.
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 « soirée » masculine or feminine?
« soirée » is feminine. You say la soirée.
Is it « le soirée » or « la soirée »?
It is « la soirée ». « le soirée » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.