Is « compassion » masculine or feminine?
« compassion » is feminine. You say la compassion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la compassion |
| With the indefinite article | une compassion |
| With the partitive article | de la compassion |
Plural
The plural is compassions (les compassions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
compassion ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so compassion 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 « compassion » masculine or feminine?
« compassion » is feminine. You say la compassion.
Is it « le compassion » or « la compassion »?
It is « la compassion ». « le compassion » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.