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