Is « portier » masculine or feminine?
« portier » is masculine. You say le portier.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le portier |
| With the indefinite article | un portier |
| With the partitive article | du portier |
Plural
The plural is portiers (les portiers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
portier ends in
-ier. Nouns ending in
-ier are usually masculine,
so portier follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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N'es-tu pas le portier ?
Aren't you the doorman? -
Le portier a ouvert la porte.
The doorman opened the door. -
Le portier leur refusa l'entrée.
The doorman refused to let them enter.
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 « portier » masculine or feminine?
« portier » is masculine. You say le portier.
Is it « la portier » or « le portier »?
It is « le portier ». « la portier » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.