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.
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.