Is « humain » masculine or feminine?
« humain » is masculine. You say l'humain.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'humain |
| With the indefinite article | un humain |
| With the partitive article | de l'humain |
Plural
The plural is humains (les humains). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
humain ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so humain 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 « humain » masculine or feminine?
« humain » is masculine. You say l'humain.
« l'humain » hides the gender. Is « humain » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'humain » for both genders, but you say un humain, not une humain, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.