Is « âge » masculine or feminine?
« âge » is masculine. You say l'âge.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'âge |
| With the indefinite article | un âge |
| With the partitive article | de l'âge |
Plural
The plural is âges (les âges). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Common questions
Is « âge » masculine or feminine?
« âge » is masculine. You say l'âge.
« l'âge » hides the gender. Is « âge » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'âge » for both genders, but you say un âge, not une âge, and adjectives take the masculine form.
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