Is « conférence » masculine or feminine?
« conférence » is feminine. You say la conférence.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la conférence |
| With the indefinite article | une conférence |
| With the partitive article | de la conférence |
Plural
The plural is conférences (les conférences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
conférence ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so conférence follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La conférence est annuelle.
The conference takes place annually. -
La conférence finira demain.
The conference will end tomorrow. -
La conférence est déjà finie.
The conference is already over.
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 « conférence » masculine or feminine?
« conférence » is feminine. You say la conférence.
Is it « le conférence » or « la conférence »?
It is « la conférence ». « le conférence » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.