Is « panier » masculine or feminine?
« panier » is masculine. You say le panier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le panier |
| With the indefinite article | un panier |
| With the partitive article | du panier |
Plural
The plural is paniers (les paniers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
panier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so panier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai un panier.
I've got a basket. -
Le panier était vide.
The basket was empty. -
Où est le panier à linge ?
Where's the linen basket?
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 « panier » masculine or feminine?
« panier » is masculine. You say le panier.
Is it « la panier » or « le panier »?
It is « le panier ». « la panier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.