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.
In a sentence
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C'était une sensation bizarre.
It was a weird feeling. -
C'était une sensation géniale.
That was an awesome feeling. -
Je n'en aimais pas la sensation.
I didn't like the feeling.
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 « 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.