Is « correction » masculine or feminine?

« correction » is feminine. You say la correction.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« correction » is feminine. You say la correction.

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

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


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