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.


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