Accorddistance
Distance is féminin in français. The article is la, so the full form is la distance ("distance").
FÉMININla distance
distance
ESSAIE
Comment dit-on distance en français ?
How do you pronounce distance in français?
distance is pronounced /la distɑ̃s/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
La distance est très grande entre ces deux villes.
The distance is very large between these two cities.
Cette longue distance nous a fatigués pendant notre voyage.
This long distance tired us out during our trip.
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Pourquoi est-ce féminin ?
Distance is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin noun *distantia*, which is feminine (following the first declension pattern ending in *-ia*), and French retained the grammatical gender of its Latin source word. This is typical for many French nouns ending in *-ance* and *-ence*, which are predominantly feminine due to their Latin feminine origins.
Comment dit-on distance en français ?
En français, distance se dit la distance — feminine.
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