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.
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.