Is « soir » masculine or feminine?
« soir » is masculine. You say le soir.
In English, « soir » means evening.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le soir |
| With the indefinite article | un soir |
| With the partitive article | du soir |
Plural
The plural is soirs (les soirs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
soir ends in
-oir. Nouns ending in
-oir are usually masculine,
so soir follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le soir approchait.
Evening was drawing near. -
Il y a une fête ce soir.
There's a party tonight. -
Où est Marie le soir ?
Where is Mary tonight?
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 « soir » masculine or feminine?
« soir » is masculine. You say le soir.
Is it « la soir » or « le soir »?
It is « le soir ». « la soir » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.