Is « destruction » masculine or feminine?
« destruction » is feminine. You say la destruction.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la destruction |
| With the indefinite article | une destruction |
| With the partitive article | de la destruction |
Plural
The plural is destructions (les destructions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
destruction ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so destruction 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 « destruction » masculine or feminine?
« destruction » is feminine. You say la destruction.
Is it « le destruction » or « la destruction »?
It is « la destruction ». « le destruction » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.