Is « complication » masculine or feminine?
« complication » is feminine. You say la complication.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la complication |
| With the indefinite article | une complication |
| With the partitive article | de la complication |
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.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
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.