dernier

Is dernier masculine or feminine?

ledernier
/lə dɛʁnje/masculine

The feminine form is dernière

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ier are usually masculine.
95.4% of -ier nouns are masculine

In context

  • Muiriel aime bien m'embêter ces derniers temps.

    Muiriel likes to annoy me lately.

  • J'ai pris ma retraite l'an dernier.

    I retired last year.

  • J'ai perdu ma femme l'an dernier.

    I lost my wife last year.

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