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.
In a sentence
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La séance est levée.
The meeting is closed. -
La séance est ajournée.
The session is adjourned. -
La séance a été reportée.
The meeting was adjourned.
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 « 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.