Is « sentence » masculine or feminine?

« sentence » is feminine. You say la sentence.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« sentence » is feminine. You say la sentence.

Is it « le sentence » or « la sentence »?

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


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