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.

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.


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