Is « foin » masculine or feminine?
« foin » is masculine. You say le foin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le foin |
| With the indefinite article | un foin |
| With the partitive article | du foin |
Plural
The plural is foins (les foins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
foin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so foin 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 « foin » masculine or feminine?
« foin » is masculine. You say le foin.
Is it « la foin » or « le foin »?
It is « le foin ». « la foin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.