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