Is « institution » masculine or feminine?
« institution » is feminine. You say l'institution.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'institution |
| With the indefinite article | une institution |
| With the partitive article | de l'institution |
Plural
The plural is institutions (les institutions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
institution ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so institution follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est une institution pour les fous criminels.
This is an institution for the criminally insane. -
L'institution du mariage semble être sur le déclin.
The institution of marriage appears to be on the decline. -
Ça a ébranlé ma foi dans les institutions du gouvernement.
This has shaken my faith in the institutions of government.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « institution » masculine or feminine?
« institution » is feminine. You say l'institution.
« l'institution » hides the gender. Is « institution » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'institution » for both genders, but you say une institution, not un institution, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.