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.


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