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.
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.