Is « session » masculine or feminine?

« session » is feminine. You say la session.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« session » is feminine. You say la session.

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

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


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