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