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.
In a sentence
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J’ai la respiration sifflante.
I have wheezing. -
Prenons tous une respiration profonde.
Let's all take a deep breath. -
Tom fit une pause pour reprendre sa respiration.
Tom paused to catch his breath.
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 « 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.