Is « conversation » masculine or feminine?

« conversation » is feminine. You say la conversation.

Article forms

With the definite article la conversation
With the indefinite article une conversation
With the partitive article de la conversation

Plural

The plural is conversations (les conversations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

conversation ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so conversation 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 « conversation » masculine or feminine?

« conversation » is feminine. You say la conversation.

Is it « le conversation » or « la conversation »?

It is « la conversation ». « le conversation » is incorrect.


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