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