Is « rage » masculine or feminine?

« rage » is feminine. You say la rage.

Article forms

With the definite article la rage
With the indefinite article une rage
With the partitive article de la rage

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« rage » is feminine. You say la rage.

Is it « le rage » or « la rage »?

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


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