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