Is « conception » masculine or feminine?
« conception » is feminine. You say la conception.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la conception |
| With the indefinite article | une conception |
| With the partitive article | de la conception |
Plural
The plural is conceptions (les conceptions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
conception ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so conception follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle a une conception cynique de la vie.
She is very cynical about life. -
Elias a refait la conception de la robe.
Elias redesigned that dress. -
La conception acoustique a été impressionnante.
The acoustic design was impressive.
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 « conception » masculine or feminine?
« conception » is feminine. You say la conception.
Is it « le conception » or « la conception »?
It is « la conception ». « le conception » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.