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