Is « tentation » masculine or feminine?

« tentation » is feminine. You say la tentation.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

tentation ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so tentation 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 « tentation » masculine or feminine?

« tentation » is feminine. You say la tentation.

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

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


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