Is « voisin » masculine or feminine?
« voisin » is masculine. You say le voisin.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le voisin |
| With the indefinite article | un voisin |
| With the partitive article | du voisin |
Plural
The plural is voisins (les voisins). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
voisin ends in
-in. Nouns ending in
-in are usually masculine,
so voisin follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'ai un voisin homo.
I have a gay neighbor. -
Va chez les voisins.
Go next door. -
Ziri a des voisins.
Ziri has neighbors.
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 « voisin » masculine or feminine?
« voisin » is masculine. You say le voisin.
Is it « la voisin » or « le voisin »?
It is « le voisin ». « la voisin » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.