soirée

Is soirée masculine or feminine?

lasoirée
/la swaʁe/feminineevening party

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

  • Le vent s'était calmé dans la soirée.

    The wind calmed down in the evening.

  • Je l'ai rencontrée tard dans la soirée.

    I met her late in the evening.

  • Vous vous êtes amusé hier à la soirée ?

    Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?

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