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