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