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Is « complication » masculine or feminine?

« complication » is feminine. You say la complication.

Article forms

Plural

The plural is complications (les complications). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

complication ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so complication follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Il y a eu une complication.
  There was a complication.
• Ceci causera-t-il des complications ?
  Will this cause any complications?
• Avez-vous déjà eu des complications lors de vos précédentes grossesses ?
  Have you ever had any complications during past pregnancies?

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:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

Common questions

Is « complication » masculine or feminine?

« complication » is feminine. You say la complication.

Is it « le complication » or « la complication »?

It is « la complication ». « le complication » is incorrect.

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.