fumée

Is fumée masculine or feminine?

lafumée
/la fyme/femininesmoke

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

  • Je pouvais voir la fumée depuis cet endroit.

    I was able to see the smoke from here.

  • De la fumée noire sortit de la cheminée.

    Black smoke came out of the chimney.

  • La fumée des cigarettes dérange les autres passagers.

    Cigarette smoke bothers other passengers.

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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