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