Is « rançon » masculine or feminine?

« rançon » is feminine. You say la rançon.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

In a sentence

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Common questions

Is « rançon » masculine or feminine?

« rançon » is feminine. You say la rançon.

Is it « le rançon » or « la rançon »?

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


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