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.
In a sentence
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On a une conversation.
We have a conversation. -
Finis la conversation.
End the conversation. -
Nous poursuivons la conversation.
We're continuing the conversation.
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:
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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.