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.

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.


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