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