Is « bassin » masculine or feminine?
« bassin » is masculine. You say le bassin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bassin |
| With the indefinite article | un bassin |
| With the partitive article | du bassin |
Plural
The plural is bassins (les bassins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bassin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so bassin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « bassin » masculine or feminine?
« bassin » is masculine. You say le bassin.
Is it « la bassin » or « le bassin »?
It is « le bassin ». « la bassin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.