Is « trottoir » masculine or feminine?
« trottoir » is masculine. You say le trottoir.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le trottoir |
| With the indefinite article | un trottoir |
| With the partitive article | du trottoir |
Plural
The plural is trottoirs (les trottoirs). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
trottoir ends in
-oir. Nouns ending in
-oir are usually masculine,
so trottoir follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Marche sur le trottoir.
Walk on the pavement. -
Marie fait le trottoir.
Mary is hustling. -
Le trottoir est glissant.
The sidewalk is slippery.
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 « trottoir » masculine or feminine?
« trottoir » is masculine. You say le trottoir.
Is it « la trottoir » or « le trottoir »?
It is « le trottoir ». « la trottoir » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.