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Why are there masculine and feminine genders in things in french?
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∙ 15y ago
in spanish some words are masculine and feminine to show if its a boy or girl talking. usually an o at the end of a word means guy and a is girl. La Muchacha, El Muchacho...
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What is 'sweet-tasting' when translated from English to French?
It is doux in the masculine, douce in the feminine, for things that are naturally sweet. Artificially sweet is sucré(e) "sugared."
Is the word forest masculine or feminine?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female, such as male and female. Nouns that can be either a male or a female, such as parent, are common gender nouns; nouns for things that have no gender are neuter. If you are writing poetically, it is a matter of choice. Normally, it is treated as neuter.
What is the word in spanish for ready?
If the thing or person that's ready is feminine, the word is "lista." If the thing or person that's ready is masculine, the word is "listo." If the things or persons that are ready are feminine, the word is "listas." If the things or persons that are ready are masculine, the word is "listos." If the things or persons that are ready are both masculine and feminine, the word is "listos."
What does the French word blanches mean?
white it can mean several things: pale, or white. if it is used as a noun, it refers to a white women.Blanche is the feminine form of white. Blanc is the masculine form.
What is the English translation of the French phrase 'les affaires scolaires'?
"School affairs" is one English equivalent of the French phrase les affaires scolaires.Specifically, the feminine/masculine plural definite article les is "the." The feminine noun affaires means "affairs, business, matters, things" according to context. The feminine/masculine adjective scolaires translates as "scholarly, school-related" depending upon context.The pronunciation will be "ley-za-fehr sko-lehr" in French.
What does Mon mean?
Mon means "my" in English. It is a masculine possessive, meaning that the following noun is of masculine gender - regardless of the gender of the owner.
Is red masculine or feminine in french?
Either. It stays the same for both masculine and feminine words. The only time you add an agreement is if the word is plural. Here you add just an "s", whether the word is masculine plural, or feminine plural. E.g. la table rouge - the red table le sac rouge - the red bag les livres rouges (masculine plural) - the red books les fleurs rouges (feminine plural) - the red flowers Apologies for the lame examples. I picked the first things I could see in my living room...
What is mascline and feminine?
masculine-male, boys, manly. For example, headbutting things. feminine- female, girls, womanly. For example, shopping for hours.
What does âme mean in French?
"Mes" means "my". It is a plural possessive (several things at once are mine). Ex: mes affaires (plural, masculine or feminine): my stuff / my business. When speaking af a single thing, the singular is used : mon vélo (singular, masculine): my bike; ma mère (singular, feminine): my mother.
How do you spell friendly in french?
The word "friendly" in French is spelled "amical" for masculine nouns and "amical" or "amicale" for feminine nouns.
How do you say Latin for them?
"They" in Latin depends upon what you're talking about. If at least one of the people or things you are talking about is masculine you say "ei". If at least one of the people or things you are talking about is feminine, and there are no masculine things in the group, you say "eae". If all of the things you are talking about are neuter (i.e. have no gender), then you say "ea". The same system applies for the word "them" rather than "they". At least one masculine: "eos" At least one feminine and no masculine: "eas" All neuter: "ea"
What does cigeratte mean in French?
cigarette (French)= cigarette (English) = those things you smoke ^^'.
