Is « lavage » masculine or feminine?
« lavage » is masculine. You say le lavage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le lavage |
| With the indefinite article | un lavage |
| With the partitive article | du lavage |
Plural
The plural is lavages (les lavages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
lavage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so lavage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le lavage de cerveau fonctionne !
Brainwashing works! -
L'homme fait le lavage, pas la femme.
The man does the laundry, not the woman. -
On leur a fait subir un lavage de cerveau.
They've been brainwashed.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « lavage » masculine or feminine?
« lavage » is masculine. You say le lavage.
Is it « la lavage » or « le lavage »?
It is « le lavage ». « la lavage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.