Is « impulsion » masculine or feminine?
« impulsion » is feminine. You say l'impulsion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'impulsion |
| With the indefinite article | une impulsion |
| With the partitive article | de l'impulsion |
Plural
The plural is impulsions (les impulsions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
impulsion ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so impulsion follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Il sortit, cédant à une impulsion soudaine.
He went out, yielding to a sudden impulse. -
Les requins sont autant sensibles aux impulsions électriques qu'au son.
Sharks are sensitive to electrical impulses as well as sound. -
Je pense pouvoir atteindre la branche si vous me donnez une impulsion.
I think I can reach the branch if you'll give me a boost.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « impulsion » masculine or feminine?
« impulsion » is feminine. You say l'impulsion.
« l'impulsion » hides the gender. Is « impulsion » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'impulsion » for both genders, but you say une impulsion, not un impulsion, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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