Is « munition » masculine or feminine?
« munition » is feminine. You say la munition.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la munition |
| With the indefinite article | une munition |
| With the partitive article | de la munition |
Plural
The plural is munitions (les munitions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
munition ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so munition follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tu gaspilles des munitions.
You're wasting ammo. -
Ne gaspille pas les munitions.
Don't waste ammunition. -
L'usine fabrique des munitions.
The factory produces ammunition.
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 « munition » masculine or feminine?
« munition » is feminine. You say la munition.
Is it « le munition » or « la munition »?
It is « la munition ». « le munition » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.