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