Is « intrusion » masculine or feminine?
« intrusion » is feminine. You say l'intrusion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'intrusion |
| With the indefinite article | une intrusion |
| With the partitive article | de l'intrusion |
Plural
The plural is intrusions (les intrusions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
intrusion ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so intrusion 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 « intrusion » masculine or feminine?
« intrusion » is feminine. You say l'intrusion.
« l'intrusion » hides the gender. Is « intrusion » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'intrusion » for both genders, but you say une intrusion, not un intrusion, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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