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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.