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