Is « nettoyage » masculine or feminine?
« nettoyage » is masculine. You say le nettoyage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le nettoyage |
| With the indefinite article | un nettoyage |
| With the partitive article | du nettoyage |
Plural
The plural is nettoyages (les nettoyages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
nettoyage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so nettoyage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Yanni fera le nettoyage.
Yanni will clean up. -
Combien coûte le nettoyage ?
What is the cost of the cleaning? -
Ma femme est obsédée par le nettoyage.
My wife is obsessed with cleaning.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « nettoyage » masculine or feminine?
« nettoyage » is masculine. You say le nettoyage.
Is it « la nettoyage » or « le nettoyage »?
It is « le nettoyage ». « la nettoyage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.