Is « relation » masculine or feminine?

« relation » is feminine. You say la relation.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

relation ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so relation follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

question
attention
situation
information
opération
position
action
conversation

Common questions

Is « relation » masculine or feminine?

« relation » is feminine. You say la relation.

Is it « le relation » or « la relation »?

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

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.