Is « destin » masculine or feminine?
« destin » is masculine. You say le destin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le destin |
| With the indefinite article | un destin |
| With the partitive article | du destin |
Plural
The plural is destins (les destins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
destin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so destin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le destin m'a souri.
Fate smiled upon me. -
Ce doit être le destin.
It must be fate. -
Peut-être est-ce le destin.
Maybe it's destiny.
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 « destin » masculine or feminine?
« destin » is masculine. You say le destin.
Is it « la destin » or « le destin »?
It is « le destin ». « la destin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.