Is « particulier » masculine or feminine?
« particulier » is masculine. You say le particulier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le particulier |
| With the indefinite article | un particulier |
| With the partitive article | du particulier |
Plural
The plural is particuliers (les particuliers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
particulier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so particulier 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 « particulier » masculine or feminine?
« particulier » is masculine. You say le particulier.
Is it « la particulier » or « le particulier »?
It is « le particulier ». « la particulier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.