Is « caution » masculine or feminine?
« caution » is feminine. You say la caution.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la caution |
| With the indefinite article | une caution |
| With the partitive article | de la caution |
Plural
The plural is cautions (les cautions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
caution ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so caution 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 « caution » masculine or feminine?
« caution » is feminine. You say la caution.
Is it « le caution » or « la caution »?
It is « la caution ». « le caution » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.