Is « contribution » masculine or feminine?
« contribution » is feminine. You say la contribution.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la contribution |
| With the indefinite article | une contribution |
| With the partitive article | de la contribution |
Plural
The plural is contributions (les contributions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
contribution ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so contribution 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 « contribution » masculine or feminine?
« contribution » is feminine. You say la contribution.
Is it « le contribution » or « la contribution »?
It is « la contribution ». « le contribution » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.