Is « chantier » masculine or feminine?
« chantier » is masculine. You say le chantier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le chantier |
| With the indefinite article | un chantier |
| With the partitive article | du chantier |
Plural
The plural is chantiers (les chantiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chantier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so chantier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « chantier » masculine or feminine?
« chantier » is masculine. You say le chantier.
Is it « la chantier » or « le chantier »?
It is « le chantier ». « la chantier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.