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