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.

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.


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