Is « paysage » masculine or feminine?
« paysage » is masculine. You say le paysage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le paysage |
| With the indefinite article | un paysage |
| With the partitive article | du paysage |
Plural
The plural is paysages (les paysages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
paysage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so paysage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'admire le paysage.
I'm admiring the landscape. -
Le paysage est vaste.
The landscape is vast. -
C'était un paysage sublime.
That landscape was sublime.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « paysage » masculine or feminine?
« paysage » is masculine. You say le paysage.
Is it « la paysage » or « le paysage »?
It is « le paysage ». « la paysage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.