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