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.


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