Is « malin » masculine or feminine?
« malin » is masculine. You say le malin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le malin |
| With the indefinite article | un malin |
| With the partitive article | du malin |
Plural
The plural is malins (les malins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
malin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so malin 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 « malin » masculine or feminine?
« malin » is masculine. You say le malin.
Is it « la malin » or « le malin »?
It is « le malin ». « la malin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.