Is « fermier » masculine or feminine?

« fermier » is masculine. You say le fermier.

Article forms

With the definite article le fermier
With the indefinite article un fermier
With the partitive article du fermier

Plural

The plural is fermiers (les fermiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

fermier ends in -ier. Nouns ending in -ier are usually masculine, so fermier 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 « fermier » masculine or feminine?

« fermier » is masculine. You say le fermier.

Is it « la fermier » or « le fermier »?

It is « le fermier ». « la fermier » is incorrect.


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