Is « formation » masculine or feminine?
« formation » is feminine. You say la formation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la formation |
| With the indefinite article | une formation |
| With the partitive article | de la formation |
Plural
The plural is formations (les formations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
formation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so formation follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai modifié la formation.
I modified the line-up. -
Elle reçut une formation de chanteuse.
She was trained as a singer. -
Aujourd'hui, nous allons étudier la formation de la Terre.
Today we are going to study the formation of the Earth.
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 « formation » masculine or feminine?
« formation » is feminine. You say la formation.
Is it « le formation » or « la formation »?
It is « la formation ». « le formation » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.