Is « infraction » masculine or feminine?
« infraction » is feminine. You say l'infraction.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'infraction |
| With the indefinite article | une infraction |
| With the partitive article | de l'infraction |
Plural
The plural is infractions (les infractions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
infraction ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so infraction 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 « infraction » masculine or feminine?
« infraction » is feminine. You say l'infraction.
« l'infraction » hides the gender. Is « infraction » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'infraction » for both genders, but you say une infraction, not un infraction, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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