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.

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.


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