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.


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