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.
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.