Is « production » masculine or feminine?
« production » is feminine. You say la production.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la production |
| With the indefinite article | une production |
| With the partitive article | de la production |
Plural
The plural is productions (les productions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
production ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so production follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La production est faible.
Production is low. -
La production du riz a diminué.
Production of rice has decreased. -
La production de masse a démarré.
The mass production has started.
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 « production » masculine or feminine?
« production » is feminine. You say la production.
Is it « le production » or « la production »?
It is « la production ». « le production » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.