monnaie

Is monnaie masculine or feminine?

lamonnaie
/la monɛ/femininechange

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -aie, -oue, or -eue are feminine.
The whole family: -aie, -oue, -eue. All feminine.
94.4% of -aie / -oue / -eue nouns are feminine

In context

  • Je regrette, je n'ai pas de monnaie.

    I'm sorry, I don't have change.

  • Excusez-moi, mais je n'ai pas la monnaie.

    Forgive me, but I have no change.

  • Je n'ai presque plus de monnaie maintenant.

    I'm very low on change right now.

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