Is « chevalier » masculine or feminine?
« chevalier » is masculine. You say le chevalier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le chevalier |
| With the indefinite article | un chevalier |
| With the partitive article | du chevalier |
Plural
The plural is chevaliers (les chevaliers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chevalier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so chevalier 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 « chevalier » masculine or feminine?
« chevalier » is masculine. You say le chevalier.
Is it « la chevalier » or « le chevalier »?
It is « le chevalier ». « la chevalier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.