Is « maquillage » masculine or feminine?
« maquillage » is masculine. You say le maquillage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le maquillage |
| With the indefinite article | un maquillage |
| With the partitive article | du maquillage |
Plural
The plural is maquillages (les maquillages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
maquillage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so maquillage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Elle utilise du maquillage pas cher.
She uses cheap makeup. -
Le maquillage de Layla s'enlevait.
Layla's makeup was coming off. -
Certains hommes asiatiques mettent du maquillage.
Some Asian men wear makeup.
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 « maquillage » masculine or feminine?
« maquillage » is masculine. You say le maquillage.
Is it « la maquillage » or « le maquillage »?
It is « le maquillage ». « la maquillage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.