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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.