Is « dommage » masculine or feminine?
« dommage » is masculine. You say le dommage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le dommage |
| With the indefinite article | un dommage |
| With the partitive article | du dommage |
Plural
The plural is dommages (les dommages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
dommage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so dommage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Les dommages ont été faits.
The damage has been done. -
Cela nous causera des dommages.
It will do harm to us. -
Tom a subi des dommages au cerveau.
Tom is brain damaged.
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 « dommage » masculine or feminine?
« dommage » is masculine. You say le dommage.
Is it « la dommage » or « le dommage »?
It is « le dommage ». « la dommage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.