Is « construction » masculine or feminine?
« construction » is feminine. You say la construction.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la construction |
| With the indefinite article | une construction |
| With the partitive article | de la construction |
Plural
The plural is constructions (les constructions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
construction ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so construction follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Comment va la construction ?
How is the construction going? -
Je n'aime pas les constructions.
I don't like buildings. -
La construction a déjà commencé.
Construction is already underway.
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:
Common questions
Is « construction » masculine or feminine?
« construction » is feminine. You say la construction.
Is it « le construction » or « la construction »?
It is « la construction ». « le construction » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.