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.
In a sentence
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Regarde ce chevalier sur le cheval.
Look at that knight on the horse. -
Le Chevalier Noir est un bon film.
The Dark Knight is a good movie. -
L'armure du chevalier brillait au soleil.
The knight's armour gleamed in the sun.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
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.