Is « chagrin » masculine or feminine?
« chagrin » is masculine. You say le chagrin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le chagrin |
| With the indefinite article | un chagrin |
| With the partitive article | du chagrin |
Plural
The plural is chagrins (les chagrins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chagrin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so chagrin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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John a du chagrin.
John grieves. -
Le chagrin la rendit folle.
Grief drove her mad. -
Après le chagrin vient la joie.
After sorrow comes joy.
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 « chagrin » masculine or feminine?
« chagrin » is masculine. You say le chagrin.
Is it « la chagrin » or « le chagrin »?
It is « le chagrin ». « la chagrin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.