Is « vengeance » masculine or feminine?
« vengeance » is feminine. You say la vengeance.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la vengeance |
| With the indefinite article | une vengeance |
| With the partitive article | de la vengeance |
Plural
The plural is vengeances (les vengeances). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
vengeance ends in
-ance. Nouns ending in
-ance are usually feminine,
so vengeance follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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C'est une vengeance aveugle.
It is indiscriminate revenge. -
Ils étaient mus par la vengeance.
They were motivated by revenge. -
Craignez la vengeance du cornichon !
Fear the revenge of the gherkin!
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 « vengeance » masculine or feminine?
« vengeance » is feminine. You say la vengeance.
Is it « le vengeance » or « la vengeance »?
It is « la vengeance ». « le vengeance » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.