Is « passion » masculine or feminine?
« passion » is feminine. You say la passion.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la passion |
| With the indefinite article | une passion |
| With the partitive article | de la passion |
Plural
The plural is passions (les passions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
passion ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so passion follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ma passion c'est le golf.
My hobby is playing golf. -
La musique est sa passion.
Music is his passion. -
La lecture est ma passion.
Reading is my passion.
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 « passion » masculine or feminine?
« passion » is feminine. You say la passion.
Is it « le passion » or « la passion »?
It is « la passion ». « le passion » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.