Is « stage » masculine or feminine?
« stage » is masculine. You say le stage.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le stage |
| With the indefinite article | un stage |
| With the partitive article | du stage |
Plural
The plural is stages (les stages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
stage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so stage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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J'ai postulé pour un stage d'été.
I applied for a summer internship. -
Je vais faire un stage dans une entreprise locale.
I'm going to do an internship at a local company. -
Je ne suis pas qualifié pour ce stage.
I'm not qualified for this internship.
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 « stage » masculine or feminine?
« stage » is masculine. You say le stage.
Is it « la stage » or « le stage »?
It is « le stage ». « la stage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.