Is « terrain » masculine or feminine?
« terrain » is masculine. You say le terrain.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le terrain |
| With the indefinite article | un terrain |
| With the partitive article | du terrain |
Plural
The plural is terrains (les terrains). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
terrain ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so terrain follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il sonde le terrain.
He is testing the waters. -
Nous gagnons du terrain.
We're gaining ground. -
Notre équipe gagne du terrain.
Our team is gaining ground.
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 « terrain » masculine or feminine?
« terrain » is masculine. You say le terrain.
Is it « la terrain » or « le terrain »?
It is « le terrain ». « la terrain » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.