Is « constitution » masculine or feminine?

« constitution » is feminine. You say la constitution.

Article forms

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

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.

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.