Is « intention » masculine or feminine?
« intention » is feminine. You say l'intention.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'intention |
| With the indefinite article | une intention |
| With the partitive article | de l'intention |
Plural
The plural is intentions (les intentions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
intention ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so intention 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 « intention » masculine or feminine?
« intention » is feminine. You say l'intention.
« l'intention » hides the gender. Is « intention » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'intention » for both genders, but you say une intention, not un intention, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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