Is « objection » masculine or feminine?

« objection » is feminine. You say l'objection.

Article forms

With the definite article l'objection
With the indefinite article une objection
With the partitive article de l'objection

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« objection » is feminine. You say l'objection.

« l'objection » hides the gender. Is « objection » masculine or feminine?

It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'objection » for both genders, but you say une objection, not un objection, and adjectives take the feminine form.


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