Is « expression » masculine or feminine?
« expression » is feminine. You say l'expression.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'expression |
| With the indefinite article | une expression |
| With the partitive article | de l'expression |
Plural
The plural is expressions (les expressions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
expression ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so expression follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
C'est une expression.
It's an expression. -
L'expression est faible.
That's something of an understatement. -
C'est juste une expression.
It's just an expression.
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 « expression » masculine or feminine?
« expression » is feminine. You say l'expression.
« l'expression » hides the gender. Is « expression » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'expression » for both genders, but you say une expression, not un expression, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.