Is « conspiration » masculine or feminine?

« conspiration » is feminine. You say la conspiration.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« conspiration » is feminine. You say la conspiration.

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

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


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