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.


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