🇫🇷 français

adultes

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les adultes

adults

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adultes
/lez adylt/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on adultes en français ?

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/lez adylt/

How do you pronounce adultes in français?

adultes is pronounced /lez adylt/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

L'adulte responsable doit superviser les enfants à la piscine.

The responsible adult (male) must supervise the children at the pool.

L'adulte français était surpris par les coutumes locales.

The French adult (male) was surprised by the local customs.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Adultes is feminine in French. It derives from the Latin "adulta" (feminine form of "adultus"), which became the feminine adjective "adulte" in Old French. In French, this word functions as both an adjective and a noun, and when used as a noun meaning "adult," it can be either masculine or feminine depending on the person being referred to (un adulte = a male adult, une adulte = a female adult). The base form "adulte" itself is not inherently gendered as a standalone word but agrees with the noun it modifies.

Comment dit-on adults en français ?

En français, adults se dit les adultes — masculine.

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