Is « plage » masculine or feminine?
« plage » is feminine. You say la plage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la plage |
| With the indefinite article | une plage |
| With the partitive article | de la plage |
Plural
The plural is plages (les plages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
plage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so plage is one of the exceptions: it is
feminine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « plage » masculine or feminine?
« plage » is feminine. You say la plage.
Is it « le plage » or « la plage »?
It is « la plage ». « le plage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.