Is « train » masculine or feminine?
« train » is masculine. You say le train.
In English, « train » means train; pace.
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.
In a sentence
-
Voilà le train.
Here comes the train. -
Prenons le train.
Let's take a train. -
Le train arrive !
The train's coming!
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.