Is « vie » masculine or feminine?

« vie » is feminine. You say la vie.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« vie » is feminine. You say la vie.

Is it « le vie » or « la vie »?

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


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