fromage

Is fromage masculine or feminine?

lefromage
/lə fʁomaʒ/masculinecheese

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -age are usually masculine.
The suffix often marks an action, a result, or a collection.
98.8% of -age nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -age too, but they are feminine.

l'imagelaplage

In context

  • Le fromage est fabriqué à partir du lait.

    Cheese is made from milk.

  • Puis-je avoir une tranche de gâteau au fromage ?

    Could I have a slice of cheesecake?

  • J'ai acheté du fromage et du lait.

    I bought some cheese and milk.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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