Is « association » masculine or feminine?
« association » is feminine. You say l'association.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'association |
| With the indefinite article | une association |
| With the partitive article | de l'association |
Plural
The plural is associations (les associations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
association ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so association follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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L'association a trente membres.
The association has thirty members. -
Ils appartiennent à une association.
They belong to an association. -
Elle a fondé une association pour aider des aveugles.
She set up an association to help blind people.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « association » masculine or feminine?
« association » is feminine. You say l'association.
« l'association » hides the gender. Is « association » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'association » for both genders, but you say une association, not un association, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.