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.

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.


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