Is « consultation » masculine or feminine?

« consultation » is feminine. You say la consultation.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« consultation » is feminine. You say la consultation.

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

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


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