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.

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.


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