Is « commission » masculine or feminine?
« commission » is feminine. You say la commission.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la commission |
| With the indefinite article | une commission |
| With the partitive article | de la commission |
Plural
The plural is commissions (les commissions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
commission ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so commission follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Quelle est la commission ?
How much is the commission? -
J'ai des commissions à faire.
I have errands to run. -
Nous sommes membres de la commission.
We are members of the commission.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « commission » masculine or feminine?
« commission » is feminine. You say la commission.
Is it « le commission » or « la commission »?
It is « la commission ». « le commission » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.