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The common term is le chien.
Technically, a female dog should be la chienne but the word has the same pejorative meaning as the English word for female dog (rhymes with "witch")
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∙ 13y agoDog is chien in French and is a masculine noun. Therefore "A dog" is un chien, and "the dog" is le chien.
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∙ 12y agoA dog is 'un chien' in French. The she-dog is 'une chienne'.
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What is the Cajun French translation for black dog?
The Cajun French word for dog is chien. However in Cajun French, as well as in other forms of French, the language has masculine and feminine words. A male dog is chien and a female dog is chienne.
What does un chien mean in English?
Chien in french means dog. It is written "le chien" - "the dog", it refers to both feminin and masculin dogs, even though the noun is masculin. "le" before the noun is masculin "la" before the noun is feminin
What is the English phrase 'female dog' in Italian?
Cagna is the Italian equivalent of the English phrase "female dog."Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. Its singular definite article la means "the." Its singular indefinite article una means "a, one."The pronunciation is "KAH-nyah."
What is the English translation of the French phrase 'Le chien en mange'?
"Dog bayou" and "rugged bayou" are respectively literal and loose English equivalents of the French phrase bayou de chien.Specifically, the masculine noun bayou functions as a French loan word in English. The prepositional phrase de chien literally is "of dog". It may refer to a bayou whose terrain and/or waters are challenging, rugged, wild.The pronunciation will be "ba-yoo duh shya" in French.
What is the French word for tiny dog?
petit chien
Is the French word 'chien' masculine or feminine?
it is masculine as in un chien but there is a feminine : une chienne, for the female dog
Is 'chien' a feminine word?
No. The word 'chien' is French for a 'male dog'. It therefore is a masculine gender noun. The French equivalent of a female dog is 'chienne', which is a feminine gender noun.
How do you say in french the word my?
mon if the word is masculine singularma if the word is masculine singularmes if the word is masculine or feminine pluralBTW in french possessive adjectives are related to the possessed thing not to the one who is possessing:i.e.english: her dog, 'her' cause a woman is possessing a dogfrench: son chien, 'son': chien is masculine, not matter if a man or a woman is possessing it
Is dog in french masculine or feminine?
The common term is le chien. Technically, a female dog should be la chienne but the word has the same pejorative meaning as the English word for female dog (rhymes with "witch")
What is the Cajun French translation for black dog?
The Cajun French word for dog is chien. However in Cajun French, as well as in other forms of French, the language has masculine and feminine words. A male dog is chien and a female dog is chienne.
What is the feminine and masculine of dogs?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. The noun for a male dog is dog; nouns for a male dog used for breeding are stud or sire. The noun for a female dog is bitch. The noun dog is also a common gender noun, a word used for a male or a female.
What is the English translation of the Italian word 'cana'?
"Female dog" is an English equivalent of the Italian word cana.Specifically, the word is a feminine noun in its singular form. The masculine singular form is cane. The pronunciation will be "KA-na" in the feminine and "KA-ney" in the masculine.
Why is the word saint valentine feminine in French?
The actual sentence should be 'la fête de Saint Valentin', making the sentence feminine. The same goes for 'la [fête de] Saint-Honoré': it is feminine as a feast, but masculine for 'un saint-Honoré' (sort of cake); 'la [fête de] Saint-Bernard' is feminine, but 'un Saint-Bernard' (a big avalanche dog) is masculine.
What is the English word 'husky' in French?
Husky as a noun and costaud or rauque as an adjective are French equivalents of the English word "husky."Specifically, the masculine noun husky is an English loan word designating a dog breed. The masculine adjective costaud means "husky" in the sense of a person's physical build. The feminine/masculine adjective rauque means "husky" in the sense of a rough sound to the voice.The respective pronunciations are "uh-skee," "koh-stoh" and "rohk."
What is the English phrase 'your dog' in Italian?
Il tuo cane in the masculine and la tua cagna in the feminine are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "your dog."Specifically, the masculine definite article il and the feminine la mean "the." The masculine possessive adjective tuo and the feminine tua mean "your." The masculine noun cane means "(male) dog." The feminine noun cagnameans "(female) dog."The respective pronunciations are "eel TOO-oh KAH-neh" and "lah TOO-ah KAH-nyah."
What is the name for dog in French?
"chien" means "dog". "un chien" means "a dog" or "a (male) dog". "un" is the masculine singular article for "a". "chien" is the masculine singular noun for "dog". "des chiens" means "dogs" or "male dogs". "des" is the masculine plural article (Note : it can translate to either "dogs" or "some dogs"). " chiens" is the masculine plural noun for "dogs" or "(male) dogs". It is the masculine plural form of "chien"; it can mean "(several) dogs" or "(several male) dogs". "une chienne" means "a female dog". "une" is the feminine singular article. "chienne" is the feminine singular noun for "(female) dog". "des chiennes" means "female dogs"; it means "(several female) dogs". "des" is the feminine plural article (Note : it can translate to either "dogs" or "some dogs"). "chiennes" is the feminine plural noun for "(female) dogs".
What is the masculine and feminine gender noun of dog in English?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The gender specific noun for a male dog is dog.The gender specific noun for a female dog is bitch.
