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