passage

Is passage masculine or feminine?

lepassage
/lə pasaʒ/masculineact of going through a place or event

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

In context

  • Il y a un passage secret à gauche.

    There's a secret path on the left.

  • Les hordes mongoles ravageaient tout sur leur passage.

    The Mongol hordes wiped out everything in their path.

  • Ne mettez pas vos affaires dans le passage.

    Don't put your things in the passage.

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