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.
In a sentence
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La vie est une souffrance.
Life is a burden. -
La souffrance était atroce.
The pain was excruciating. -
La passion crée de la souffrance.
Passion creates suffering.
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 « 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.