Is « mission » masculine or feminine?
« mission » is feminine. You say la mission.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la mission |
| With the indefinite article | une mission |
| With the partitive article | de la mission |
Plural
The plural is missions (les missions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
mission ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so mission 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 « mission » masculine or feminine?
« mission » is feminine. You say la mission.
Is it « le mission » or « la mission »?
It is « la mission ». « le mission » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.