Is « massage » masculine or feminine?
« massage » is masculine. You say le massage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le massage |
| With the indefinite article | un massage |
| With the partitive article | du massage |
Plural
The plural is massages (les massages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
massage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so massage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Veux-tu un massage ?
Do you want a massage? -
Elle lui fit un massage.
She gave him a massage. -
Il lui fit un massage des pieds.
He gave her a foot massage.
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 « massage » masculine or feminine?
« massage » is masculine. You say le massage.
Is it « la massage » or « le massage »?
It is « le massage ». « la massage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.