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.
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.