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.


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