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.
In a sentence
-
J'ai une rage de dent.
I have toothache. -
Nous vous vaccinons contre la rage.
We are vaccinating you against rabies. -
Vous devez être vaccinés contre la rage.
You must be vaccinated against rabies.
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 « 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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.