Is « transaction » masculine or feminine?

« transaction » is feminine. You say la transaction.

Article forms

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

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.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

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.


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