Is « gamin » masculine or feminine?
« gamin » is masculine. You say le gamin.
In English, « gamin » means kid (informal).
Article forms
| With the definite article | le gamin |
| With the indefinite article | un gamin |
| With the partitive article | du gamin |
Plural
The plural is gamins (les gamins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
gamin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so gamin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le gamin a assuré.
The kid rocked. -
Dégagez, les gamins !
Beat it, kids! -
Tom est un gamin chétif.
Tom is a scrawny kid.
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 « gamin » masculine or feminine?
« gamin » is masculine. You say le gamin.
Is it « la gamin » or « le gamin »?
It is « le gamin ». « la gamin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.