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.


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