Is « maison » masculine or feminine?
« maison » is feminine. You say la maison.
In English, « maison » means house.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la maison |
| With the indefinite article | une maison |
| With the partitive article | de la maison |
Plural
The plural is maisons (les maisons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
maison ends in
-aison. Nouns ending in
-aison are usually feminine,
so maison follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Viens à la maison.
Come home. -
La maison brûle !
The house is on fire! -
J'ai une maison.
I have a home.
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 « maison » masculine or feminine?
« maison » is feminine. You say la maison.
Is it « le maison » or « la maison »?
It is « la maison ». « le maison » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.