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