Is « influence » masculine or feminine?
« influence » is feminine. You say l'influence.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'influence |
| With the indefinite article | une influence |
| With the partitive article | de l'influence |
Plural
The plural is influences (les influences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
influence ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so influence follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Yanni a reconnu l'influence de son père.
Yanni acknowledged his father's influence. -
Ne conduis pas sous l'influence de l'alcool.
Don't drink and drive. -
Il a acquis de l'influence à la cour royale.
He acquired influence in the royal court.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « influence » masculine or feminine?
« influence » is feminine. You say l'influence.
« l'influence » hides the gender. Is « influence » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'influence » for both genders, but you say une influence, not un influence, and adjectives take the feminine form.
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