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.
In a sentence
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La sentence est la mort.
The penalty is death. -
Tu dois mémoriser cette sentence.
You have to memorize this sentence. -
Cette sentence n'est pas en anglais.
This sentence is not in English.
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 « 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.