Is « reconnaissance » masculine or feminine?
« reconnaissance » is feminine. You say la reconnaissance.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la reconnaissance |
| With the indefinite article | une reconnaissance |
| With the partitive article | de la reconnaissance |
Plural
The plural is reconnaissances (les reconnaissances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
reconnaissance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so reconnaissance follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tout le monde veut de la reconnaissance.
Everybody wants recognition. -
La reconnaissance nourrit la motivation.
Recognition fuels motivation. -
La reconnaissance inspire la croissance.
Recognition inspires growth.
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 « reconnaissance » masculine or feminine?
« reconnaissance » is feminine. You say la reconnaissance.
Is it « le reconnaissance » or « la reconnaissance »?
It is « la reconnaissance ». « le reconnaissance » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.