Is « condition » masculine or feminine?

« condition » is feminine. You say la condition.

Article forms

With the definite article la condition
With the indefinite article une condition
With the partitive article de la condition

Plural

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

Why the gender

condition ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so condition 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 « condition » masculine or feminine?

« condition » is feminine. You say la condition.

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

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


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