Is « allusion » masculine or feminine?
« allusion » is feminine. You say l'allusion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'allusion |
| With the indefinite article | une allusion |
| With the partitive article | de l'allusion |
Plural
The plural is allusions (les allusions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
allusion ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so allusion follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Je comprends l'allusion.
I understand the allusion. -
Je n'ai pas compris l'allusion.
I didn't take the hint. -
J'en ai marre de tes allusions.
I'm sick of your hints.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « allusion » masculine or feminine?
« allusion » is feminine. You say l'allusion.
« l'allusion » hides the gender. Is « allusion » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'allusion » for both genders, but you say une allusion, not un allusion, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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