"The paper (article, document, piece, sheet of paper)" is a literal English equivalent of the French phrase le papier. The pronunciation of the masculine singular phrase will be "luh pa-pyey" in French.
The correct definite article for the French word "papier" is "le." Therefore, it is "le papier," which means "the paper" in English.
It is masculine. Le papier Un papier
Est le... in French means "Is the..." in English.
Le pied in French is "the foot" in English.
Le nom in French is "the name" in English.
Le coq in French means "the rooster" in English.
Le ciel in French means "the sky" in English.
Papier is neither masculine nor feminine, rather it is plural.
"Future" in English is le futur in French.
Je le savais in French means "I knew it" in English.
Le sabre in French means "the saber" or "the cavalry sword" in English.
Voilà le stylo! in French is "Here is the pen!" in English.