Is « collier » masculine or feminine?
« collier » is masculine. You say le collier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le collier |
| With the indefinite article | un collier |
| With the partitive article | du collier |
Plural
The plural is colliers (les colliers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
collier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so collier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Merci pour le collier.
Thank you for the necklace. -
C'est un collier charmant.
That's a lovely necklace. -
Le collier te va très bien.
The necklace looks great on you.
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 « collier » masculine or feminine?
« collier » is masculine. You say le collier.
Is it « la collier » or « le collier »?
It is « le collier ». « la collier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.