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.
In a sentence
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Quand le médecin tient-il sa consultation ?
What are the doctor's office hours? -
La consultation commence dans une demi-heure.
The consultation starts in half an hour.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.