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