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