Is « jardinier » masculine or feminine?
« jardinier » is masculine. You say le jardinier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le jardinier |
| With the indefinite article | un jardinier |
| With the partitive article | du jardinier |
Plural
The plural is jardiniers (les jardiniers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
jardinier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so jardinier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tom est le jardinier de Marie.
Tom is Mary's gardener. -
Le jardinier allait au jardin.
The gardener went into the garden. -
Le meurtrier est toujours le jardinier.
The murderer is always the gardener.
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 « jardinier » masculine or feminine?
« jardinier » is masculine. You say le jardinier.
Is it « la jardinier » or « le jardinier »?
It is « le jardinier ». « la jardinier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.