Is « vaccin » masculine or feminine?
« vaccin » is masculine. You say le vaccin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le vaccin |
| With the indefinite article | un vaccin |
| With the partitive article | du vaccin |
Plural
The plural is vaccins (les vaccins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
vaccin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so vaccin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Disposes-tu du vaccin ?
Do you have the vaccine? -
Le vaccin n'a aucun effet.
The vaccine has no effect. -
Les vaccins ne causent pas l'autisme.
Vaccines don't cause autism.
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 « vaccin » masculine or feminine?
« vaccin » is masculine. You say le vaccin.
Is it « la vaccin » or « le vaccin »?
It is « le vaccin ». « la vaccin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.