Is « combinaison » masculine or feminine?
« combinaison » is feminine. You say la combinaison.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la combinaison |
| With the indefinite article | une combinaison |
| With the partitive article | de la combinaison |
Plural
The plural is combinaisons (les combinaisons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
combinaison ends in
-aison. Nouns ending in
-aison are usually feminine,
so combinaison follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « combinaison » masculine or feminine?
« combinaison » is feminine. You say la combinaison.
Is it « le combinaison » or « la combinaison »?
It is « la combinaison ». « le combinaison » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.