🇫🇷 francés

copains

masculine

les copains

friends

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copains
/le kɔpɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice copains en francés?

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/le kɔpɛ̃/

How do you pronounce copains in francés?

copains is pronounced /le kɔpɛ̃/ in francés.

Frases de ejemplo

Mon copain est très intelligent et sympathique.

My boyfriend/male friend is very intelligent and nice. (The adjectives 'intelligent' and 'sympathique' agree with the masculine 'copain', and would change to 'intelligente' and 'sympathique' if referring to a female friend.)

Le copain de Marie est arrivé tard à la fête.

Marie's boyfriend/male friend arrived late to the party. (The definite article 'le' and past participle 'arrivé' show masculine agreement, whereas it would be 'la copine' and 'arrivée' for a female friend.)

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Copains derives from Latin "cum panis" (with bread), which was grammatically masculine, and the word retained that gender through Old French "copain" into modern French. Like most French nouns ending in "-ain," it follows the typical pattern of masculine nouns in that suffix category.

¿Cómo se dice friends en francés?

En francés, friends se dice les copains — masculine.

Practica con Accord

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