répétition

Is répétition masculine or feminine?

larépétition
/la ʁepetisjɔ̃/femininerepetition

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

  • La répétition est la source de la mémoire.

    Repetition is the mother of memory.

  • La répétition est la mère de l'apprentissage.

    Repetition is the father of learning.

  • La répétition est la mère de la sagesse.

    Repetition is the mother of wisdom.

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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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