Is « application » masculine or feminine?
« application » is feminine. You say l'application.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'application |
| With the indefinite article | une application |
| With the partitive article | de l'application |
Plural
The plural is applications (les applications). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
application ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so application follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Y a-t-il une application Tatoeba ?
Is there a Tatoeba app? -
L'application est le chemin du succès.
Diligence is the way to success. -
Téléchargez et installez l'application.
Download and install the application.
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 « application » masculine or feminine?
« application » is feminine. You say l'application.
« l'application » hides the gender. Is « application » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'application » for both genders, but you say une application, not un application, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.