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.
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.