mission

Is mission masculine or feminine?

lamission
/la misjɔ̃/femininemission

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -sion are feminine.
The suffix forms abstract nouns of action or state.
100% of -sion nouns are feminine

In context

  • Sans votre appui infaillible, ma mission aurait échoué.

    But for your steady support, my mission would have resulted in failure.

  • Ils remplirent leur mission sans la moindre difficulté.

    They carried out their mission without the least difficulty.

  • J'ai pris la tête de cette mission.

    I led that mission.

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