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.
In a sentence
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Elle a versé une caution de 900 euros pour l'appartement.
She paid a €900 deposit for the apartment.
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 « 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.