Is « souffrance » masculine or feminine?
« souffrance » is feminine. You say la souffrance.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la souffrance |
| With the indefinite article | une souffrance |
| With the partitive article | de la souffrance |
Plural
The plural is souffrances (les souffrances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
souffrance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so souffrance 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 « souffrance » masculine or feminine?
« souffrance » is feminine. You say la souffrance.
Is it « le souffrance » or « la souffrance »?
It is « la souffrance ». « le souffrance » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.