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Is « notion » masculine or feminine?

« notion » is feminine. You say la notion.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

notion ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so notion follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Il n'a pas la notion d'espace.
  He has no spatial awareness.
• J'ai perdu la notion du temps.
  I lost track of time.
• Je perdis la notion du temps.
  I lost track of the time.

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:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

Common questions

Is « notion » masculine or feminine?

« notion » is feminine. You say la notion.

Is it « le notion » or « la notion »?

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

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.