Is « option » masculine or feminine?
« option » is feminine. You say l'option.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'option |
| With the indefinite article | une option |
| With the partitive article | de l'option |
Plural
The plural is options (les options). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
option ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so option follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'étudie les options.
I'm investigating the options. -
La paix est une option.
Peace is an option. -
Reconsidère les options !
Go over the choices again.
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 « option » masculine or feminine?
« option » is feminine. You say l'option.
« l'option » hides the gender. Is « option » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'option » for both genders, but you say une option, not un option, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.