Is « destination » masculine or feminine?

« destination » is feminine. You say la destination.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« destination » is feminine. You say la destination.

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

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


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