Is « messager » masculine or feminine?
« messager » is masculine. You say le messager.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le messager |
| With the indefinite article | un messager |
| With the partitive article | du messager |
Plural
The plural is messagers (les messagers). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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Ne tuez pas le messager !
Don't kill the messenger. -
Mercure était le messager des dieux.
Mercury was the messenger of the gods. -
Le messager partit pour Londres en secret.
The messenger left for London in secret.
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Common questions
Is « messager » masculine or feminine?
« messager » is masculine. You say le messager.
Is it « la messager » or « le messager »?
It is « le messager ». « la messager » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.