Is « conscience » masculine or feminine?
« conscience » is feminine. You say la conscience.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la conscience |
| With the indefinite article | une conscience |
| With the partitive article | de la conscience |
Plural
The plural is consciences (les consciences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
conscience ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so conscience follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai la conscience tranquille.
My conscience is clear. -
Qu'est-ce que la conscience ?
What is consciousness? -
Souffrez des accès de la conscience.
Suffer pangs of conscience.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « conscience » masculine or feminine?
« conscience » is feminine. You say la conscience.
Is it « le conscience » or « la conscience »?
It is « la conscience ». « le conscience » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.