partie

Is partie masculine or feminine?

lapartie
/la paʁti/femininegame

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine.
The suffix often names an abstract quality, an activity, or a discipline.
95.7% of -ie nouns are feminine
Exceptions

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

legénielefoiel'incendieleparapluielecookie

In context

  • Le Canada borde la partie nord des USA.

    Canada borders the northern part of the United States.

  • Une partie de ce terrain est à moi.

    A part of this land is mine.

  • M. Brown fait partie de la classe aisée.

    Mr Brown belongs to the upper class.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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