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