Is « train » masculine or feminine?

« train » is masculine. You say le train.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« train » is masculine. You say le train.

Is it « la train » or « le train »?

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


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