Is « gage » masculine or feminine?
« gage » is masculine. You say le gage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le gage |
| With the indefinite article | un gage |
| With the partitive article | du gage |
Plural
The plural is gages (les gages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
gage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so gage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Les gages du péché sont la mort.
The wages of sin are death.
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 « gage » masculine or feminine?
« gage » is masculine. You say le gage.
Is it « la gage » or « le gage »?
It is « le gage ». « la gage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.