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