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