Is « suspension » masculine or feminine?
« suspension » is feminine. You say la suspension.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la suspension |
| With the indefinite article | une suspension |
| With the partitive article | de la suspension |
Plural
The plural is suspensions (les suspensions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
suspension ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so suspension follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Une suspension de l'exécution fut ordonnée in extremis.
A stay of execution was ordered at the eleventh hour.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « suspension » masculine or feminine?
« suspension » is feminine. You say la suspension.
Is it « le suspension » or « la suspension »?
It is « la suspension ». « le suspension » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.