Is « pétrin » masculine or feminine?
« pétrin » is masculine. You say le pétrin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le pétrin |
| With the indefinite article | un pétrin |
| With the partitive article | du pétrin |
Plural
The plural is pétrins (les pétrins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pétrin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so pétrin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Je suis dans le pétrin.
I am in a spot. -
Il est dans le pétrin.
He's in hot water. -
On est dans le pétrin.
We're in trouble.
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 « pétrin » masculine or feminine?
« pétrin » is masculine. You say le pétrin.
Is it « la pétrin » or « le pétrin »?
It is « le pétrin ». « la pétrin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.