Is « théorie » masculine or feminine?

« théorie » is feminine. You say la théorie.

Article forms

With the definite article la théorie
With the indefinite article une théorie
With the partitive article de la théorie

Plural

The plural is théories (les théories). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

théorie ends in -ie. Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, so théorie 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 « théorie » masculine or feminine?

« théorie » is feminine. You say la théorie.

Is it « le théorie » or « la théorie »?

It is « la théorie ». « le théorie » is incorrect.


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