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