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.


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