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.

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.


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