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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.