Is « traduction » masculine or feminine?

« traduction » is feminine. You say la traduction.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« traduction » is feminine. You say la traduction.

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

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


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