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.
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.