Is « magasin » masculine or feminine?
« magasin » is masculine. You say le magasin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le magasin |
| With the indefinite article | un magasin |
| With the partitive article | du magasin |
Plural
The plural is magasins (les magasins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
magasin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so magasin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Papa gère le magasin.
Father manages the store. -
Où est le magasin ?
Where is the store? -
Le magasin est fermé.
The store's closed.
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 « magasin » masculine or feminine?
« magasin » is masculine. You say le magasin.
Is it « la magasin » or « le magasin »?
It is « le magasin ». « la magasin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.