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Is « gestion » masculine or feminine?

« gestion » is feminine. You say la gestion.

Article forms

Plural

The plural is gestions (les gestions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

gestion ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so gestion follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Marie étudie la gestion des affaires.
  Mary studies business administration.
• La gestion de la société et la responsabilité sont renforcées.
  Corporate governance and accountability are being strengthened.
• Sa gestion maladroite de la situation n'a fait qu'empirer les choses.
  His ham-fisted handling of the situation made things worse.

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:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

Common questions

Is « gestion » masculine or feminine?

« gestion » is feminine. You say la gestion.

Is it « le gestion » or « la gestion »?

It is « la gestion ». « le gestion » is incorrect.

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.