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.
In a sentence
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C'est une location.
It's a rental. -
Combien me coûtera la location de ce vélo ?
How much will renting that bike cost me?
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.