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