Is « projection » masculine or feminine?

« projection » is feminine. You say la projection.

Article forms

With the definite article la projection
With the indefinite article une projection
With the partitive article de la projection

Plural

The plural is projections (les projections). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

projection ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so projection 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 « projection » masculine or feminine?

« projection » is feminine. You say la projection.

Is it « le projection » or « la projection »?

It is « la projection ». « le projection » is incorrect.


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