Is « question » masculine or feminine?

« question » is feminine. You say la question.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« question » is feminine. You say la question.

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

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


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.