Is « ambiance » masculine or feminine?
« ambiance » is feminine. You say l'ambiance.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'ambiance |
| With the indefinite article | une ambiance |
| With the partitive article | de l'ambiance |
Plural
The plural is ambiances (les ambiances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ambiance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so ambiance follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ne casse pas l'ambiance.
Don't spoil the mood. -
C'est une ambiance festive.
It's a festive atmosphere. -
Tom essaya de détendre l'ambiance.
Tom tried to lighten the mood.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « ambiance » masculine or feminine?
« ambiance » is feminine. You say l'ambiance.
« l'ambiance » hides the gender. Is « ambiance » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'ambiance » for both genders, but you say une ambiance, not un ambiance, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.