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.
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.