Is « affection » masculine or feminine?
« affection » is feminine. You say l'affection.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'affection |
| With the indefinite article | une affection |
| With the partitive article | de l'affection |
Plural
The plural is affections (les affections). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
affection ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so affection follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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L'affection n'est pas la compassion.
Attachment isn't compassion. -
Le médecin a dit que cette affection est incurable.
The doctor said that this ailment is incurable. -
Le bébé a reporté son affection sur sa nouvelle mère.
The baby transferred its affection to its new mother.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « affection » masculine or feminine?
« affection » is feminine. You say l'affection.
« l'affection » hides the gender. Is « affection » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'affection » for both genders, but you say une affection, not un affection, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.