Is « révolution » masculine or feminine?
« révolution » is feminine. You say la révolution.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la révolution |
| With the indefinite article | une révolution |
| With the partitive article | de la révolution |
Plural
The plural is révolutions (les révolutions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
révolution ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so révolution follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Vive la Révolution !
Long live the Revolution! -
La révolution continue!
The revolution continues! -
La révolution ne sera pas sobre.
The revolution won't be sober.
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 « révolution » masculine or feminine?
« révolution » is feminine. You say la révolution.
Is it « le révolution » or « la révolution »?
It is « la révolution ». « le révolution » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.