Is « sonnerie » masculine or feminine?
« sonnerie » is feminine. You say la sonnerie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sonnerie |
| With the indefinite article | une sonnerie |
| With the partitive article | de la sonnerie |
Plural
The plural is sonneries (les sonneries). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sonnerie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so sonnerie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
La sonnerie retentit.
The buzzer sounded. -
La sonnerie est forte.
It rang loudly. -
La sonnerie m'a réveillé.
The ringing woke me.
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 « sonnerie » masculine or feminine?
« sonnerie » is feminine. You say la sonnerie.
Is it « le sonnerie » or « la sonnerie »?
It is « la sonnerie ». « le sonnerie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.