pâturage

Is pâturage masculine or feminine?

lepâturage
/lə patyʁaʒ/masculinepasture

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 pâturage a une surface de 10 arpents.

    The pasture has an area of 10 acres.

  • On renvoie les troupeaux paître dans les pâturages.

    The herds are turned out into the pasture to graze.

  • Un cow-boy conduit le bétail vers le pâturage.

    A cowboy is driving cattle to the pasture.

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Un autre mot ?

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