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