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Is « transaction » masculine or feminine?

« transaction » is feminine. You say la transaction.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

transaction ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so transaction follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• Je dois conclure cette transaction dans la semaine.
  I have to conclude this transaction within a week.
• Je dois finaliser cette transaction dans une semaine.
  I must close this transaction within a week.
• Dan décida d'écrire un long article afin d'y exposer les transactions illégales de Linda.
  Dan resolved to write a lengthy article to expose Linda's illegal deals.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

• question
• attention
• relation
• situation
• information
• opération
• position
• action

Common questions

Is « transaction » masculine or feminine?

« transaction » is feminine. You say la transaction.

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

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

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