Is « cage » masculine or feminine?
« cage » is feminine. You say la cage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la cage |
| With the indefinite article | une cage |
| With the partitive article | de la cage |
Plural
The plural is cages (les cages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
cage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so cage is one of the exceptions: it is
feminine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
La cage est vide.
The cage is empty. -
La cage est ouverte.
The cage is open. -
Il a ouvert les cages.
He opened the cages.
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 « cage » masculine or feminine?
« cage » is feminine. You say la cage.
Is it « le cage » or « la cage »?
It is « la cage ». « le cage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.