Is « inscription » masculine or feminine?
« inscription » is feminine. You say l'inscription.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'inscription |
| With the indefinite article | une inscription |
| With the partitive article | de l'inscription |
Plural
The plural is inscriptions (les inscriptions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
inscription ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so inscription follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Cliquez sur le lien pour valider votre inscription.
Click on the link to validate your registration. -
Je travaille pour me payer mon inscription à la fac.
I am working to save for my college tuition. -
Les admissions seront octroyées dans l'ordre de l'inscription.
Admission will be allotted in order of application.
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 « inscription » masculine or feminine?
« inscription » is feminine. You say l'inscription.
« l'inscription » hides the gender. Is « inscription » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'inscription » for both genders, but you say une inscription, not un inscription, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.