Is « sapin » masculine or feminine?
« sapin » is masculine. You say le sapin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le sapin |
| With the indefinite article | un sapin |
| With the partitive article | du sapin |
Plural
The plural is sapins (les sapins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
sapin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so sapin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est un sapin.
That's a fir tree. -
Il plantera un sapin.
He will plant a pine tree. -
As-tu un sapin de Noël ?
Do you have a Christmas tree?
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 « sapin » masculine or feminine?
« sapin » is masculine. You say le sapin.
Is it « la sapin » or « le sapin »?
It is « le sapin ». « la sapin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.