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.
In a sentence
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Restez sur le sentier.
Stay on the trail. -
Le sentier est bien balisé.
The trail is clearly marked. -
Le sentier n'était pas bien balisé.
The trail was not clearly marked.
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 « 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.