Is « violation » masculine or feminine?
« violation » is feminine. You say la violation.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la violation |
| With the indefinite article | une violation |
| With the partitive article | de la violation |
Plural
The plural is violations (les violations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
violation ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so violation follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est une violation des règles.
That's a violation of the rules. -
Dan a commis la violation ultime.
Dan committed the ultimate violation. -
Ceci constitue une violation de la loi.
This is a violation of the law.
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:
Common questions
Is « violation » masculine or feminine?
« violation » is feminine. You say la violation.
Is it « le violation » or « la violation »?
It is « la violation ». « le violation » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.