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