pardon

Is pardon masculine or feminine?

lepardon
/lə paʁdɔ̃/masculinesorry

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

  • La princesse implora le pardon de l'empereur.

    The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor.

  • Pardon ! Est-ce que je peux ouvrir la fenêtre ?

    Excuse me! May I open the window?

  • Elle a cherché le pardon pour ses fautes.

    She sought forgiveness for her guilty acts.

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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