parapluie

Is parapluie masculine or feminine?

leparapluieexception
/lə paʁaplɥi/masculineumbrella

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine, but le parapluie is masculine.
Parapluie is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
95.7% of -ie nouns are feminine
Fellow exceptions

Like parapluie, these end in -ie but are masculine.

legénielefoiel'incendielecookielejunkie

In context

  • J'ai oublié mon parapluie dans un bus.

    I have left my umbrella in a bus.

  • N'ouvrez pas votre parapluie dans le hall.

    Don't open your umbrella in the hall.

  • J'ai laissé ton parapluie dans le bus.

    I left your umbrella in the bus.

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