village

Is village masculine or feminine?

levillage
/lə vilaʒ/masculinevillage

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

  • Mon oncle a une ferme dans le village.

    My uncle has a farm in the village.

  • Mon frère aîné vit dans un petit village.

    My oldest brother lives in a small village.

  • Tout le monde l'admire dans le village.

    Everybody in the village looks up to him.

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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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