Is « soin » masculine or feminine?

« soin » is masculine. You say le soin.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« soin » is masculine. You say le soin.

Is it « la soin » or « le soin »?

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


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