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.
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.