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