Is « patience » masculine or feminine?
« patience » is feminine. You say la patience.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la patience |
| With the indefinite article | une patience |
| With the partitive article | de la patience |
Plural
The plural is patiences (les patiences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
patience ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so patience 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 « patience » masculine or feminine?
« patience » is feminine. You say la patience.
Is it « le patience » or « la patience »?
It is « la patience ». « le patience » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.