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