Is « section » masculine or feminine?
« section » is feminine. You say la section.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la section |
| With the indefinite article | une section |
| With the partitive article | de la section |
Plural
The plural is sections (les sections). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
section ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so section 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 « section » masculine or feminine?
« section » is feminine. You say la section.
Is it « le section » or « la section »?
It is « la section ». « le section » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.