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Is « licence » masculine or feminine?

« licence » is feminine. You say la licence.

Article forms

Plural

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

Why the gender

licence ends in -ence. Nouns ending in -ence are usually feminine, so licence follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

In a sentence

• J'ai eu ma licence l'année dernière.
  I graduated from university last year.
• J'ai obtenu ma licence cet été.
  I got my license this summer.
• J'ai demandé le renouvellement de ma licence.
  I've applied to renew my license.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

• expérience
• urgence
• silence
• différence
• présence
• conscience
• science
• violence

Common questions

Is « licence » masculine or feminine?

« licence » is feminine. You say la licence.

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

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

Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.