Is « liaison » masculine or feminine?
« liaison » is feminine. You say la liaison.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la liaison |
| With the indefinite article | une liaison |
| With the partitive article | de la liaison |
Plural
The plural is liaisons (les liaisons). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
liaison ends in
-aison. Nouns ending in
-aison are usually feminine,
so liaison follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Il a une liaison.
He's having an affair. -
J'ai une liaison.
I've been seeing someone. -
Elle a une liaison.
She's having an affair.
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 « liaison » masculine or feminine?
« liaison » is feminine. You say la liaison.
Is it « le liaison » or « la liaison »?
It is « la liaison ». « le liaison » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.