Is « survie » masculine or feminine?
« survie » is feminine. You say la survie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la survie |
| With the indefinite article | une survie |
| With the partitive article | de la survie |
Plural
The plural is survies (les survies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
survie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so survie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La peur est essentielle à la survie.
Fear is essential for survival. -
La survie est une nécessité vitale.
Survival is a vital necessity. -
L'entreprise lutte pour sa survie.
The company is struggling for survival.
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 « survie » masculine or feminine?
« survie » is feminine. You say la survie.
Is it « le survie » or « la survie »?
It is « la survie ». « le survie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.