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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.