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.
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.