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.

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.


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