Is « porteur » masculine or feminine?
« porteur » is masculine. You say le porteur.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le porteur |
| With the indefinite article | un porteur |
| With the partitive article | du porteur |
Plural
The plural is porteurs (les porteurs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
porteur ends in
-teur. Nouns ending in
-teur are usually masculine,
so porteur follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Laissez un porteur porter vos bagages.
Let a porter carry your baggage. -
Je suis un porteur sain de cette maladie.
I am a healthy carrier of this disease. -
Le porteur de cette lettre est mon ami Suzuki.
The bearer of this letter is my friend Suzuki.
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 « porteur » masculine or feminine?
« porteur » is masculine. You say le porteur.
Is it « la porteur » or « le porteur »?
It is « le porteur ». « la porteur » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.