Is « sympathie » masculine or feminine?
« sympathie » is feminine. You say la sympathie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la sympathie |
| With the indefinite article | une sympathie |
| With the partitive article | de la sympathie |
Plural
The plural is sympathies (les sympathies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sympathie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so sympathie 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 « sympathie » masculine or feminine?
« sympathie » is feminine. You say la sympathie.
Is it « le sympathie » or « la sympathie »?
It is « la sympathie ». « le sympathie » is incorrect.
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