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