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