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.


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