Is « sortie » masculine or feminine?
« sortie » is feminine. You say la sortie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sortie |
| With the indefinite article | une sortie |
| With the partitive article | de la sortie |
Plural
The plural is sorties (les sorties). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sortie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so sortie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Où est la sortie ?
Where's the exit? -
La sortie est à gauche.
The exit is on the left. -
La sortie est à droite.
The exit is on the right.
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 « sortie » masculine or feminine?
« sortie » is feminine. You say la sortie.
Is it « le sortie » or « la sortie »?
It is « la sortie ». « le sortie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.