Is « perfection » masculine or feminine?
« perfection » is feminine. You say la perfection.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la perfection |
| With the indefinite article | une perfection |
| With the partitive article | de la perfection |
Plural
The plural is perfections (les perfections). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
perfection ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so perfection follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est la perfection.
It's the gold standard. -
La perfection est fille du temps.
Perfection is the daughter of time. -
Mayuko vise toujours la perfection.
Mayuko always aims for perfection.
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 « perfection » masculine or feminine?
« perfection » is feminine. You say la perfection.
Is it « le perfection » or « la perfection »?
It is « la perfection ». « le perfection » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.