Is « coin » masculine or feminine?
« coin » is masculine. You say le coin.
In English, « coin » means corner; area, spot.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le coin |
| With the indefinite article | un coin |
| With the partitive article | du coin |
Plural
The plural is coins (les coins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
coin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so coin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Es-tu du coin ?
Are you from around here? -
Il vit dans le coin.
He lives near here. -
Il est natif du coin.
He is from this town.
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 « coin » masculine or feminine?
« coin » is masculine. You say le coin.
Is it « la coin » or « le coin »?
It is « le coin ». « la coin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.