Is « héritage » masculine or feminine?
« héritage » is masculine. You say l'héritage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'héritage |
| With the indefinite article | un héritage |
| With the partitive article | de l'héritage |
Plural
The plural is héritages (les héritages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
héritage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so héritage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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L'argent est un héritage de ma tante.
The money is a legacy from my aunt. -
Le fils aîné a réussi à doubler son héritage.
The older son succeeded in doubling his inheritance. -
Le fils aîné réussit à doubler son héritage.
The oldest son succeeded in doubling his inheritance.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « héritage » masculine or feminine?
« héritage » is masculine. You say l'héritage.
« l'héritage » hides the gender. Is « héritage » masculine or feminine?
It is masculine. The article shortens to « l'héritage » for both genders, but you say un héritage, not une héritage, and adjectives take the masculine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.