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.
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.