Is « dossier » masculine or feminine?
« dossier » is masculine. You say le dossier.
In English, « dossier » means file, dossier; back of a chair.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le dossier |
| With the indefinite article | un dossier |
| With the partitive article | du dossier |
Plural
The plural is dossiers (les dossiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
dossier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so dossier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'ai vu le dossier.
I saw the file. -
Le dossier est vide.
The folder is empty. -
J'ai le dossier juste ici.
I have the file right here.
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 « dossier » masculine or feminine?
« dossier » is masculine. You say le dossier.
Is it « la dossier » or « le dossier »?
It is « le dossier ». « la dossier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.