Is « message » masculine or feminine?

« message » is masculine. You say le message.

Article forms

With the definite article le message
With the indefinite article un message
With the partitive article du message

Plural

The plural is messages (les messages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

message ends in -age. Nouns ending in -age are usually masculine, so message 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 « message » masculine or feminine?

« message » is masculine. You say le message.

Is it « la message » or « le message »?

It is « le message ». « la message » is incorrect.


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