Is « éducation » masculine or feminine?
« éducation » is feminine. You say l'éducation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'éducation |
| With the indefinite article | une éducation |
| With the partitive article | de l'éducation |
Plural
The plural is éducations (les éducations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
éducation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so éducation follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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L'éducation est importante.
Education is important. -
L'éducation commence à la maison.
Education starts at home. -
Elle a voué sa vie à l'éducation.
She devoted her life to education.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « éducation » masculine or feminine?
« éducation » is feminine. You say l'éducation.
« l'éducation » hides the gender. Is « éducation » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'éducation » for both genders, but you say une éducation, not un éducation, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.