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.


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