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.


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