Is « thérapie » masculine or feminine?
« thérapie » is feminine. You say la thérapie.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la thérapie |
| With the indefinite article | une thérapie |
| With the partitive article | de la thérapie |
Plural
The plural is thérapies (les thérapies). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
thérapie ends in
-ie. Nouns ending in
-ie are usually feminine,
so thérapie follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La thérapie n'a pas marché.
Therapy didn't work. -
La thérapie de conversion tue.
Conversion therapy kills. -
La thérapie pourrait aider Vladimir.
Therapy could help Vladimir.
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 « thérapie » masculine or feminine?
« thérapie » is feminine. You say la thérapie.
Is it « le thérapie » or « la thérapie »?
It is « la thérapie ». « le thérapie » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.