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.
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.