Is « comparaison » masculine or feminine?
« comparaison » is feminine. You say la comparaison.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la comparaison |
| With the indefinite article | une comparaison |
| With the partitive article | de la comparaison |
Plural
The plural is comparaisons (les comparaisons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
comparaison ends in
-aison. Nouns ending in
-aison are usually feminine,
so comparaison follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Une comparaison ne prouve rien.
A comparison proves nothing. -
Ce n'est pas une comparaison valable.
That isn't a valid comparison. -
Ne pouvons-nous pas utiliser une comparaison ici ?
Can't we use a simile here?
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 « comparaison » masculine or feminine?
« comparaison » is feminine. You say la comparaison.
Is it « le comparaison » or « la comparaison »?
It is « la comparaison ». « le comparaison » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.