Is « description » masculine or feminine?

« description » is feminine. You say la description.

Article forms

With the definite article la description
With the indefinite article une description
With the partitive article de la description

Plural

The plural is descriptions (les descriptions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

description ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so description 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 « description » masculine or feminine?

« description » is feminine. You say la description.

Is it « le description » or « la description »?

It is « la description ». « le description » is incorrect.


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