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.


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