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