Is « séance » masculine or feminine?

« séance » is feminine. You say la séance.

Article forms

With the definite article la séance
With the indefinite article une séance
With the partitive article de la séance

Plural

The plural is séances (les séances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

séance ends in -ance. Nouns ending in -ance are usually feminine, so séance 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 « séance » masculine or feminine?

« séance » is feminine. You say la séance.

Is it « le séance » or « la séance »?

It is « la séance ». « le séance » is incorrect.


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