Is « pompier » masculine or feminine?
« pompier » is masculine. You say le pompier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le pompier |
| With the indefinite article | un pompier |
| With the partitive article | du pompier |
Plural
The plural is pompiers (les pompiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pompier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so pompier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Les pompiers prient.
The firefighters are praying. -
Appelez les pompiers !
Call the fire brigade. -
Elle a épousé un pompier.
She married a fireman.
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 « pompier » masculine or feminine?
« pompier » is masculine. You say le pompier.
Is it « la pompier » or « le pompier »?
It is « le pompier ». « la pompier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.