Is « élection » masculine or feminine?
« élection » is feminine. You say l'élection.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'élection |
| With the indefinite article | une élection |
| With the partitive article | de l'élection |
Plural
The plural is élections (les élections). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
élection ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so élection follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « élection » masculine or feminine?
« élection » is feminine. You say l'élection.
« l'élection » hides the gender. Is « élection » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'élection » for both genders, but you say une élection, not un élection, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.