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