Is « observation » masculine or feminine?
« observation » is feminine. You say l'observation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'observation |
| With the indefinite article | une observation |
| With the partitive article | de l'observation |
Plural
The plural is observations (les observations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
observation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so observation follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tu as le sens de l'observation.
You're observant. -
C'est une observation pertinente.
That is a keen observation. -
Elle consigne les observations.
She records the observations.
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 « observation » masculine or feminine?
« observation » is feminine. You say l'observation.
« l'observation » hides the gender. Is « observation » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'observation » for both genders, but you say une observation, not un observation, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.