Is « tension » masculine or feminine?
« tension » is feminine. You say la tension.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la tension |
| With the indefinite article | une tension |
| With the partitive article | de la tension |
Plural
The plural is tensions (les tensions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
tension ends in
-sion. Nouns ending in
-sion are usually feminine,
so tension 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 « tension » masculine or feminine?
« tension » is feminine. You say la tension.
Is it « le tension » or « la tension »?
It is « la tension ». « le tension » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.