Is « concession » masculine or feminine?
« concession » is feminine. You say la concession.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la concession |
| With the indefinite article | une concession |
| With the partitive article | de la concession |
Plural
The plural is concessions (les concessions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
concession ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so concession follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Nous devons faire des concessions.
We have to make concessions. -
Nous avons dû faire des concessions.
We had to make concessions. -
Ils ont fait des concessions mutuelles.
They made mutual concessions.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « concession » masculine or feminine?
« concession » is feminine. You say la concession.
Is it « le concession » or « la concession »?
It is « la concession ». « le concession » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.