Is « instruction » masculine or feminine?
« instruction » is feminine. You say l'instruction.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'instruction |
| With the indefinite article | une instruction |
| With the partitive article | de l'instruction |
Plural
The plural is instructions (les instructions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
instruction ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so instruction follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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As-tu lu les instructions ?
Did you read the instructions? -
Il nous faut des instructions.
We need instructions. -
Tom a suivi les instructions.
Tom followed the guidelines.
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 « instruction » masculine or feminine?
« instruction » is feminine. You say l'instruction.
« l'instruction » hides the gender. Is « instruction » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'instruction » for both genders, but you say une instruction, not un instruction, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.