Is « apparence » masculine or feminine?
« apparence » is feminine. You say l'apparence.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'apparence |
| With the indefinite article | une apparence |
| With the partitive article | de l'apparence |
Plural
The plural is apparences (les apparences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
apparence ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so apparence 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 « apparence » masculine or feminine?
« apparence » is feminine. You say l'apparence.
« l'apparence » hides the gender. Is « apparence » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'apparence » for both genders, but you say une apparence, not un apparence, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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