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.


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