cheminée

Is cheminée masculine or feminine?

lacheminée
/la ʃəmine/femininechimney

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ée are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks a duration or contents.
91.7% of -ée nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -ée too, but they are masculine.

lelycéelemuséeletrophéelerez-de-chausséelemacchabée

In context

  • De la fumée noire sortit de la cheminée.

    Black smoke came out of the chimney.

  • De la fumée s'échappait de la cheminée.

    Smoke poured out of the chimney.

  • Tom est debout là-bas près de la cheminée.

    Tom is standing over there near the fireplace.

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