Is « correspondance » masculine or feminine?
« correspondance » is feminine. You say la correspondance.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la correspondance |
| With the indefinite article | une correspondance |
| With the partitive article | de la correspondance |
Plural
The plural is correspondances (les correspondances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
correspondance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so correspondance follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Y a-t-il une correspondance ?
Do I need to transfer? -
Est-ce que je pourrais avoir une correspondance pour Atlanta ?
Can I get a connecting flight to Atlanta? -
J'ai raté ma correspondance.
I missed my connecting flight.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « correspondance » masculine or feminine?
« correspondance » is feminine. You say la correspondance.
Is it « le correspondance » or « la correspondance »?
It is « la correspondance ». « le correspondance » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.