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