camion

Is camion masculine or feminine?

lecamion
/lə kamjɔ̃/masculinelorry

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -on are usually masculine.
Words ending in -tion, -sion, -son, or -aison follow different rules.
91.9% of -on nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -on too, but they are feminine.

lafaçonlaréunionlaleçonl'opinionlarégion

In context

  • J'ai failli être écrasé par un camion.

    I was nearly run over by a truck.

  • Un chien a été écrasé par un camion.

    A dog was run over by a truck.

  • Notre chien a été écrasé par un camion.

    Our dog was run over by a truck.

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Un autre mot ?

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