Is « division » masculine or feminine?
« division » is feminine. You say la division.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la division |
| With the indefinite article | une division |
| With the partitive article | de la division |
Plural
The plural is divisions (les divisions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
division ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so division follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La division par zéro est impossible.
You can't divide by zero. -
Forcer une division par zéro est d'abdiquer la raison.
Pushing a division by zero is tantamount to dropping reason. -
Le quotient de la division de 21 par 7 est de 3.
The quotient of 21 divided by 7 is 3.
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 « division » masculine or feminine?
« division » is feminine. You say la division.
Is it « le division » or « la division »?
It is « la division ». « le division » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.