sous-marin

Is sous-marin masculine or feminine?

lesous-marin
/lə sumaʁɛ̃/masculinesubmarine

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

  • Le sous-marin plongea, pour ne plus jamais émerger.

    The submarine sank, never to rise again.

  • Le sous-marin est finalement remonté à la surface.

    The submarine finally came to the surface.

  • Le périscope du sous-marin sortait de l'eau.

    The submarine's periscope was sticking out of the water.

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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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