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Is « possession » masculine or feminine?

« possession » is feminine. You say la possession.

Article forms

Plural

The plural is possessions (les possessions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

possession ends in -sion. Nouns ending in -sion are usually feminine, so possession follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• La possession des choses n'est pas un travail.
  Owning things isn't a job.
• Les joueurs luttaient pour la possession du ballon.
  The players scrambled for the ball.
• Le bonheur ne se résume pas à la possession de nombreux biens.
  Happiness does not consist only in having many things.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

• impression
• mission
• décision
• occasion
• pression
• émission
• vision
• explosion

Common questions

Is « possession » masculine or feminine?

« possession » is feminine. You say la possession.

Is it « le possession » or « la possession »?

It is « la possession ». « le possession » is incorrect.

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.