Accordcopain
Copain is masculin in français. The article is le, so the full form is le copain ("friend").
MASCULINle copain
friend
ESSAIE
Comment dit-on copain en français ?
How do you pronounce copain in français?
copain is pronounced /lə kɔpɛ̃/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
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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Pourquoi est-ce masculin ?
Copain 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.
Comment dit-on friend en français ?
En français, friend se dit le copain — masculine.
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