Is « raison » masculine or feminine?
« raison » is feminine. You say la raison.
In English, « raison » means reason.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la raison |
| With the indefinite article | une raison |
| With the partitive article | de la raison |
Plural
The plural is raisons (les raisons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
raison ends in
-aison. Nouns ending in
-aison are usually feminine,
so raison follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La raison est claire.
The reason is clear. -
Donne-moi une raison.
Give me a reason. -
Ce serait une raison.
That would be one reason.
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 « raison » masculine or feminine?
« raison » is feminine. You say la raison.
Is it « le raison » or « la raison »?
It is « la raison ». « le raison » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.