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Is « constitution » masculine or feminine?

« constitution » is feminine. You say la constitution.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

constitution ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so constitution follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Lis la Constitution.
  Read the constitution.
• L'Algérie a une constitution.
  Algeria has a constitution.
• Les gens rejetèrent la constitution.
  The people rejected the constitution.

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:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

Common questions

Is « constitution » masculine or feminine?

« constitution » is feminine. You say la constitution.

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

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

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