Is « prochain » masculine or feminine?

« prochain » is masculine. You say le prochain.

Article forms

With the definite article le prochain
With the indefinite article un prochain
With the partitive article du prochain

Plural

The plural is prochains (les prochains). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

prochain ends in -in. Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine, so prochain 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 « prochain » masculine or feminine?

« prochain » is masculine. You say le prochain.

Is it « la prochain » or « le prochain »?

It is « le prochain ». « la prochain » is incorrect.


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