Is « bénédiction » masculine or feminine?
« bénédiction » is feminine. You say la bénédiction.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la bénédiction |
| With the indefinite article | une bénédiction |
| With the partitive article | de la bénédiction |
Plural
The plural is bénédictions (les bénédictions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bénédiction ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so bénédiction follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Son bébé fut une bénédiction pour elle.
Her baby was a great blessing to her. -
C'est une bénédiction que tu sois là.
It's a godsend that you're here. -
Que la bénédiction de Dieu soit sur vous.
May the blessings of God be upon you.
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 « bénédiction » masculine or feminine?
« bénédiction » is feminine. You say la bénédiction.
Is it « le bénédiction » or « la bénédiction »?
It is « la bénédiction ». « le bénédiction » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.