Is « motivation » masculine or feminine?
« motivation » is feminine. You say la motivation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la motivation |
| With the indefinite article | une motivation |
| With the partitive article | de la motivation |
Plural
The plural is motivations (les motivations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
motivation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so motivation 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 « motivation » masculine or feminine?
« motivation » is feminine. You say la motivation.
Is it « le motivation » or « la motivation »?
It is « la motivation ». « le motivation » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.