Is « sensation » masculine or feminine?

« sensation » is feminine. You say la sensation.

Article forms

With the definite article la sensation
With the indefinite article une sensation
With the partitive article de la sensation

Plural

The plural is sensations (les sensations). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

sensation ends in -tion. Nouns ending in -tion are usually feminine, so sensation 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 « sensation » masculine or feminine?

« sensation » is feminine. You say la sensation.

Is it « le sensation » or « la sensation »?

It is « la sensation ». « le sensation » is incorrect.


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