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