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.
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.