Is « question » masculine or feminine?

« question » is feminine. You say la question.

In English, « question » means 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.

In a sentence

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 « 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.