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