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.