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.


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