Is « fromage » masculine or feminine?
« fromage » is masculine. You say le fromage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le fromage |
| With the indefinite article | un fromage |
| With the partitive article | du fromage |
Plural
The plural is fromages (les fromages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
fromage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so fromage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ça pue le fromage.
That stinks of cheese. -
J'aime le fromage.
I like cheese. -
Tom aime le fromage.
Tom likes cheese.
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 « fromage » masculine or feminine?
« fromage » is masculine. You say le fromage.
Is it « la fromage » or « le fromage »?
It is « le fromage ». « la fromage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.