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.
In a sentence
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Il y a des exceptions.
There are exceptions. -
Tom fit une exception.
Tom made an exception. -
L'exception prouve la règle.
The exception proves the rule.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.