action

Is action masculine or feminine?

l'action
/laksjɔ̃/feminineaction

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -tion are feminine.
The suffix forms abstract nouns of action or state.
99.8% of -tion nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -tion too, but they are masculine.

lebastion

In context

  • J'assume l'entière responsabilité de cette action.

    I take full responsibility for the action.

  • Je crois que son action était la bonne.

    I believe that his action was in the right.

  • Il a investi beaucoup d'argent en actions.

    He invested a lot of money in stocks.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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