Is « disparition » masculine or feminine?
« disparition » is feminine. You say la disparition.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la disparition |
| With the indefinite article | une disparition |
| With the partitive article | de la disparition |
Plural
The plural is disparitions (les disparitions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
disparition ends in
-tion. Nouns ending in
-tion are usually feminine,
so disparition follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La disparition de Ziri a été ignorée.
Ziri's disappearance was ignored. -
Nous devons enquêter sur la disparition du médecin.
We have to look into the disappearance of the doctor. -
La police est en train d'enquêter sur sa disparition.
The police are looking into his disappearance.
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 « disparition » masculine or feminine?
« disparition » is feminine. You say la disparition.
Is it « le disparition » or « la disparition »?
It is « la disparition ». « le disparition » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.