Is « espionnage » masculine or feminine?
« espionnage » is masculine. You say l'espionnage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'espionnage |
| With the indefinite article | un espionnage |
| With the partitive article | de l'espionnage |
Plural
The plural is espionnages (les espionnages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
espionnage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so espionnage 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 « espionnage » masculine or feminine?
« espionnage » is masculine. You say l'espionnage.
« l'espionnage » hides the gender. Is « espionnage » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'espionnage » for both genders, but you say un espionnage, not une espionnage, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.