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