Is « performance » masculine or feminine?
« performance » is feminine. You say la performance.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la performance |
| With the indefinite article | une performance |
| With the partitive article | de la performance |
Plural
The plural is performances (les performances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
performance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so performance follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tom fut déçu de la performance de Mary.
Tom was disappointed in Mary's performance. -
Je fus ravi par la performance du groupe.
I was enchanted by the performance of the group. -
Elle suit la performance organisationnelle.
She tracks organizational performance.
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:
Common questions
Is « performance » masculine or feminine?
« performance » is feminine. You say la performance.
Is it « le performance » or « la performance »?
It is « la performance ». « le performance » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.