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