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.
In a sentence
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Tu es un prisonnier.
You're a prisoner. -
C'est toi le prisonnier.
You're the prisoner. -
Surveille le prisonnier.
Watch the prisoner.
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 « 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.