jardin

Is jardin masculine or feminine?

lejardin
/lə ʒaʁdɛ̃/masculinegarden

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

  • Il a coupé un arbre dans le jardin.

    He cut down a tree in his garden.

  • Jim est en train d'arroser le jardin.

    Jim is watering the garden.

  • J'ai planté un pommier dans mon jardin.

    I planted an apple tree in my garden.

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Un autre mot ?

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