fée

Is fée masculine or feminine?

lafée
/la fe/femininefairy

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

In context

  • Je ne crois pas aux contes de fées.

    I don't believe in fairy tales.

  • La fée a changé le prince en chat.

    The fairy changed the prince into a cat.

  • Ses pas étaient aussi légers qu'une fée.

    Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.

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