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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.