Is « lendemain » masculine or feminine?
« lendemain » is masculine. You say le lendemain.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le lendemain |
| With the indefinite article | un lendemain |
| With the partitive article | du lendemain |
Plural
The plural is lendemains (les lendemains). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
lendemain ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so lendemain follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il a changé du jour au lendemain.
He changed overnight. -
Le lendemain de Noël il a neigé.
The day after Christmas it snowed. -
Le lendemain, elle a changé d'avis.
The next day, she changed her mind.
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 « lendemain » masculine or feminine?
« lendemain » is masculine. You say le lendemain.
Is it « la lendemain » or « le lendemain »?
It is « le lendemain ». « la lendemain » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.