Is « finance » masculine or feminine?

« finance » is feminine. You say la finance.

Article forms

With the definite article la finance
With the indefinite article une finance
With the partitive article de la finance

Plural

The plural is finances (les finances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

finance ends in -ance. Nouns ending in -ance are usually feminine, so finance 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 « finance » masculine or feminine?

« finance » is feminine. You say la finance.

Is it « le finance » or « la finance »?

It is « la finance ». « le finance » is incorrect.


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