Is « cousin » masculine or feminine?
« cousin » is masculine. You say le cousin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le cousin |
| With the indefinite article | un cousin |
| With the partitive article | du cousin |
Plural
The plural is cousins (les cousins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cousin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so cousin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai un cousin avocat.
I have a cousin who is a lawyer. -
C'est un cousin à moi.
This is my cousin. -
Ce fut le cousin de Tom.
That was Tom's cousin.
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 « cousin » masculine or feminine?
« cousin » is masculine. You say le cousin.
Is it « la cousin » or « le cousin »?
It is « le cousin ». « la cousin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.