Is « manifestation » masculine or feminine?

« manifestation » is feminine. You say la manifestation.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« manifestation » is feminine. You say la manifestation.

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

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


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