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