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