Is « séparation » masculine or feminine?
« séparation » is feminine. You say la séparation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la séparation |
| With the indefinite article | une séparation |
| With the partitive article | de la séparation |
Plural
The plural is séparations (les séparations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
séparation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so séparation follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ne jamais se laisser attrister par une séparation.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation. -
Tom et Marie se remirent ensemble après une séparation difficile.
Tom and Mary got back together after a trial separation. -
Il doit y avoir une séparation entre la politique et la religion.
There needs to be a separation between politics and religion.
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 « séparation » masculine or feminine?
« séparation » is feminine. You say la séparation.
Is it « le séparation » or « la séparation »?
It is « la séparation ». « le séparation » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.