Is « corruption » masculine or feminine?
« corruption » is feminine. You say la corruption.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la corruption |
| With the indefinite article | une corruption |
| With the partitive article | de la corruption |
Plural
The plural is corruptions (les corruptions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
corruption ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so corruption follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il méprisait la corruption.
He disdained bribery. -
La corruption fut révélée.
The bribery came to light. -
La corruption était un problème.
Corruption was a problem.
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 « corruption » masculine or feminine?
« corruption » is feminine. You say la corruption.
Is it « le corruption » or « la corruption »?
It is « la corruption ». « le corruption » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.