Is « inspection » masculine or feminine?
« inspection » is feminine. You say l'inspection.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'inspection |
| With the indefinite article | une inspection |
| With the partitive article | de l'inspection |
Plural
The plural is inspections (les inspections). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
inspection ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so inspection follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La Corée a accepté une inspection de l'AIEA.
Korea allowed an inspection by the IAEA. -
La Corée a reçu une inspection de l'Agence Internationale de l'Énergie Atomique.
Korea received an inspection from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « inspection » masculine or feminine?
« inspection » is feminine. You say l'inspection.
« l'inspection » hides the gender. Is « inspection » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'inspection » for both genders, but you say une inspection, not un inspection, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.