Is « chauffage » masculine or feminine?
« chauffage » is masculine. You say le chauffage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le chauffage |
| With the indefinite article | un chauffage |
| With the partitive article | du chauffage |
Plural
The plural is chauffages (les chauffages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chauffage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so chauffage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
Le chauffage fonctionne.
The heater works. -
Le chauffage est allumé.
The heat is on. -
Le chauffage est cassé.
The heater is broken.
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 « chauffage » masculine or feminine?
« chauffage » is masculine. You say le chauffage.
Is it « la chauffage » or « le chauffage »?
It is « le chauffage ». « la chauffage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.