Is « exception » masculine or feminine?
« exception » is feminine. You say l'exception.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'exception |
| With the indefinite article | une exception |
| With the partitive article | de l'exception |
Plural
The plural is exceptions (les exceptions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
exception ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so exception 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 « exception » masculine or feminine?
« exception » is feminine. You say l'exception.
« l'exception » hides the gender. Is « exception » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'exception » for both genders, but you say une exception, not un exception, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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