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.
In a sentence
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Tu as du courrier.
You have mail. -
Le courrier est arrivé.
The post has come. -
J'ai du courrier à traiter.
I have some correspondence to deal with.
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 « 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.