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Is « contribution » masculine or feminine?

« contribution » is feminine. You say la contribution.

Article forms

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.

In a sentence

• Toutes les contributions sont déductibles des impôts.
  All contributions are tax deductible.
• Le secteur privé apportera une contribution en nature.
  The private sector will make an in-kind contribution.
• Les avatars ne sont pas des contributions, ce sont des identités personnelles.
  Avatars are no contributions, they're personal identities.

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:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

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.