🇫🇷 francés

ménage

masculine

le ménage

housework

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ménage
/lə menaʒ/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice ménage en francés?

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/lə menaʒ/

How do you pronounce ménage in francés?

ménage is pronounced /lə menaʒ/ in francés.

Frases de ejemplo

Le ménage est très important pour maintenir un foyer heureux et organisé.

Housekeeping is very important for maintaining a happy and organized home.

Notre nouveau ménage a besoin d'un bon aspirateur moderne pour nettoyer efficacement.

Our new household needs a good modern vacuum cleaner to clean effectively.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Ménage is masculine. It derives from Old French "ménage" (from "mesnage"), which comes from Latin "mansionaticum" (related to "mansio," meaning dwelling or house). While the etymology is correct, the explanation is unnecessarily complex. The word is simply masculine because it entered French as a masculine noun, following the typical pattern where French nouns ending in "-age" are masculine, regardless of their Latin neuter origins—this is not an exception but rather the standard development of Latin "-aticum" nouns in French.

¿Cómo se dice housework en francés?

En francés, housework se dice le ménage — masculine.

Practica con Accord

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