Is « ménage » masculine or feminine?
« ménage » is masculine. You say le ménage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le ménage |
| With the indefinite article | un ménage |
| With the partitive article | du ménage |
Plural
The plural is ménages (les ménages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
ménage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so ménage 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 « ménage » masculine or feminine?
« ménage » is masculine. You say le ménage.
Is it « la ménage » or « le ménage »?
It is « le ménage ». « la ménage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.