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.
In a sentence
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Ils voulaient de la protection.
They wanted protection. -
Elle a requis la protection de la police.
She asked the police for protection. -
La vitre des fenêtres offre une protection solaire.
The window glass provides sun protection.
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 « 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.