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