Is « satisfaction » masculine or feminine?

« satisfaction » is feminine. You say la satisfaction.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

satisfaction ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so satisfaction 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 « satisfaction » masculine or feminine?

« satisfaction » is feminine. You say la satisfaction.

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

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


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