Is « violence » masculine or feminine?
« violence » is feminine. You say la violence.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la violence |
| With the indefinite article | une violence |
| With the partitive article | de la violence |
Plural
The plural is violences (les violences). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
violence ends in
-ence. Nouns ending in
-ence are usually feminine,
so violence follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Je déteste la violence.
I hate violence. -
Il déteste la violence.
He abhors violence. -
Nous abhorrons la violence.
We abhor violence.
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 « violence » masculine or feminine?
« violence » is feminine. You say la violence.
Is it « le violence » or « la violence »?
It is « la violence ». « le violence » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.