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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.