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