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.
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.