Is « perturbation » masculine or feminine?
« perturbation » is feminine. You say la perturbation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la perturbation |
| With the indefinite article | une perturbation |
| With the partitive article | de la perturbation |
Plural
The plural is perturbations (les perturbations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
perturbation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so perturbation 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 « perturbation » masculine or feminine?
« perturbation » is feminine. You say la perturbation.
Is it « le perturbation » or « la perturbation »?
It is « la perturbation ». « le perturbation » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.