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.
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.