Is « implication » masculine or feminine?
« implication » is feminine. You say l'implication.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'implication |
| With the indefinite article | une implication |
| With the partitive article | de l'implication |
Plural
The plural is implications (les implications). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
implication ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so implication follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Les implications en sont effrayantes.
The implications are frightening. -
Elle a admis son implication dans le vol.
She admitted her involvement in the robbery. -
Le jeune fut arrêté pour son implication dans une émeute.
The youth was arrested for being involved in a riot.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « implication » masculine or feminine?
« implication » is feminine. You say l'implication.
« l'implication » hides the gender. Is « implication » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'implication » for both genders, but you say une implication, not un implication, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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