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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.