Is « papier » masculine or feminine?
« papier » is masculine. You say le papier.
In English, « papier » means paper; (plural) identity papers.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le papier |
| With the indefinite article | un papier |
| With the partitive article | du papier |
Plural
The plural is papiers (les papiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
papier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so papier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Je veux du papier.
I want paper. -
As-tu du papier ?
Do you have paper? -
Le papier brûle.
Paper burns.
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 « papier » masculine or feminine?
« papier » is masculine. You say le papier.
Is it « la papier » or « le papier »?
It is « le papier ». « la papier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.