chemin

Is chemin masculine or feminine?

lechemin
/lə ʃəmɛ̃/masculinepath

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -in are usually masculine.
(Words ending in -ain, -ein, -oin, -aim, or -uin follow different rules.)
97.4% of -in nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -in too, but they are feminine.

lafin

In context

  • Pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare ?

    Could you show me the way to the station?

  • J'ai perdu mon chemin dans la forêt.

    I lost my way in the forest.

  • Il a perdu son chemin dans les bois.

    He lost his way in the woods.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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