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.

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.


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