Is « rein » masculine or feminine?
« rein » is masculine. You say le rein.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le rein |
| With the indefinite article | un rein |
| With the partitive article | du rein |
Plural
The plural is reins (les reins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
rein ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so rein follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Est-ce que tu donnerais un rein ?
Would you donate a kidney? -
S'il donne un rein, il peut survivre avec l'autre.
If he donates a kidney, he can survive with the other one. -
Combien penses-tu que je puisse tirer de mon rein ?
How much do you think I can get for my kidney?
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 « rein » masculine or feminine?
« rein » is masculine. You say le rein.
Is it « la rein » or « le rein »?
It is « le rein ». « la rein » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.