Is « citation » masculine or feminine?
« citation » is feminine. You say la citation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la citation |
| With the indefinite article | une citation |
| With the partitive article | de la citation |
Plural
The plural is citations (les citations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
citation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so citation follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est une citation du livre.
It's a quote from the book. -
C'est une citation de Don Quichotte.
It's a quotation from Don Quixote. -
C'est une de mes citations préférées.
This is one of my favorite quotes.
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 « citation » masculine or feminine?
« citation » is feminine. You say la citation.
Is it « le citation » or « la citation »?
It is « la citation ». « le citation » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.