Is « pression » masculine or feminine?
« pression » is feminine. You say la pression.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la pression |
| With the indefinite article | une pression |
| With the partitive article | de la pression |
Plural
The plural is pressions (les pressions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
pression ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so pression follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La pression monte.
The pressure is building. -
Il a cédé à la pression.
He yielded to pressure. -
La pression était énorme.
The pressure was tremendous.
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:
Common questions
Is « pression » masculine or feminine?
« pression » is feminine. You say la pression.
Is it « le pression » or « la pression »?
It is « la pression ». « le pression » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.