Is « meurtrier » masculine or feminine?
« meurtrier » is masculine. You say le meurtrier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le meurtrier |
| With the indefinite article | un meurtrier |
| With the partitive article | du meurtrier |
Plural
The plural is meurtriers (les meurtriers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
meurtrier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so meurtrier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tu es un meurtrier.
You're a murderer. -
Ce sont des meurtriers.
They're murderers. -
Le meurtrier fut exécuté.
The murderer was executed.
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 « meurtrier » masculine or feminine?
« meurtrier » is masculine. You say le meurtrier.
Is it « la meurtrier » or « le meurtrier »?
It is « le meurtrier ». « la meurtrier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.