Is « discussion » masculine or feminine?
« discussion » is feminine. You say la discussion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la discussion |
| With the indefinite article | une discussion |
| With the partitive article | de la discussion |
Plural
The plural is discussions (les discussions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
discussion ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so discussion follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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On a clos la discussion.
We closed the discussion. -
Arrêtons la discussion.
Stop the discussion. -
Tom mena la discussion.
Tom led the discussion.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « discussion » masculine or feminine?
« discussion » is feminine. You say la discussion.
Is it « le discussion » or « la discussion »?
It is « la discussion ». « le discussion » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.