Accordcadeau
le cadeau
gift
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Comment dit-on cadeau en français ?
How do you pronounce cadeau in français?
cadeau is pronounced /lə kado/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
Le cadeau bleu que j'ai acheté est arrivé endommagé.
The blue gift that I bought arrived damaged.
Ce cadeau magnifique était destiné à mon frère, mais il l'a refusé.
This magnificent gift was intended for my brother, but he refused it.
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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?
Cadeau is masculine. While the etymology involving Latin "cadus" is plausible, the more direct and widely accepted origin is from Old French "cadeau," which derives from Latin "capitellum" (diminutive of "caput," meaning head), not from "cadus." The suffix "-eau" (from Latin "-ellum") is indeed a productive masculine-forming suffix in French. The word is masculine because it follows the standard gender pattern of French nouns ending in "-eau," which are typically masculine (e.g., "bureau," "tableau," "château").
Comment dit-on gift en français ?
En français, gift se dit le cadeau — masculine.
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