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.
In a sentence
-
Est-ce la section art ?
Is this the art department? -
Où est la section des hommes ?
Where's the men's section? -
C'est le chef de notre section.
He is the boss of our department.
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 « 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.