Is « dessin » masculine or feminine?
« dessin » is masculine. You say le dessin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le dessin |
| With the indefinite article | un dessin |
| With the partitive article | du dessin |
Plural
The plural is dessins (les dessins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
dessin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so dessin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle fait un dessin.
She is drawing a picture. -
J'aime les dessins animés.
I like cartoons. -
Il a un don pour le dessin.
He has a gift for drawing.
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 « dessin » masculine or feminine?
« dessin » is masculine. You say le dessin.
Is it « la dessin » or « le dessin »?
It is « le dessin ». « la dessin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.