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.
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.