Is « parage » masculine or feminine?

« parage » is masculine. You say le parage.

Article forms

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

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« parage » is masculine. You say le parage.

Is it « la parage » or « le parage »?

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


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