Is « visage » masculine or feminine?
« visage » is masculine. You say le visage.
In English, « visage » means face.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le visage |
| With the indefinite article | un visage |
| With the partitive article | du visage |
Plural
The plural is visages (les visages). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
visage ends in
-age. Nouns ending in
-age are usually masculine,
so visage follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Lave-toi le visage.
Wash your face. -
Il a un visage rond.
He has a round face. -
Elle a un visage rond.
She has a round face.
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 « visage » masculine or feminine?
« visage » is masculine. You say le visage.
Is it « la visage » or « le visage »?
It is « le visage ». « la visage » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.