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Is « station » masculine or feminine?

« station » is feminine. You say la station.

Article forms

Plural

The plural is stations (les stations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

station ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so station follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Je vais à la station.
  I'm going to the station.
• Je suis près de la station.
  I'm near the station.
• Nous voici à la station Ueno.
  Here we are at Ueno Station.

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:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

Common questions

Is « station » masculine or feminine?

« station » is feminine. You say la station.

Is it « le station » or « la station »?

It is « la station ». « le station » is incorrect.

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.