Is « parking » masculine or feminine?
« parking » is masculine. You say le parking.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le parking |
| With the indefinite article | un parking |
| With the partitive article | du parking |
Plural
The plural is parkings (les parkings). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
parking ends in
-ing. Nouns ending in
-ing are usually masculine,
so parking follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Y a-t-il un parking ?
Is there a parking lot? -
Le parking est vide.
The car park is empty. -
Le parking est gratuit.
The parking lot is free of charge.
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 « parking » masculine or feminine?
« parking » is masculine. You say le parking.
Is it « la parking » or « le parking »?
It is « le parking ». « la parking » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.