Is « location » masculine or feminine?

« location » is feminine. You say la location.

Article forms

With the definite article la location
With the indefinite article une location
With the partitive article de la location

Plural

The plural is locations (les locations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

location ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so location 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 « location » masculine or feminine?

« location » is feminine. You say la location.

Is it « le location » or « la location »?

It is « la location ». « le location » is incorrect.


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