Is « nuage » masculine or feminine?

« nuage » is masculine. You say le nuage.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« nuage » is masculine. You say le nuage.

Is it « la nuage » or « le nuage »?

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


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