Is « plombier » masculine or feminine?
« plombier » is masculine. You say le plombier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le plombier |
| With the indefinite article | un plombier |
| With the partitive article | du plombier |
Plural
The plural is plombiers (les plombiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
plombier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so plombier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Appelle un plombier !
Call a plumber. -
As-tu appelé le plombier ?
Did you call the plumber? -
Nous devons appeler un plombier.
We need to call a plumber.
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 « plombier » masculine or feminine?
« plombier » is masculine. You say le plombier.
Is it « la plombier » or « le plombier »?
It is « le plombier ». « la plombier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.