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