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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.