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.
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.