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.
In a sentence
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Quelle est la destination de ce bateau ?
What's the destination of this ship? -
La vie est un voyage et non une destination.
Life is a journey, not a destination. -
Hawaï est une destination touristique populaire.
Hawaii is a popular tourist resort.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.