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