Is « station » masculine or feminine?

« station » is feminine. You say la station.

Article forms

With the definite article la station
With the indefinite article une station
With the partitive article de la station

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.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

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.


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