🇫🇷 français

enveloppe

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

l' enveloppe

envelope

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enveloppe
/lɑ̃vlɔp/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on enveloppe en français ?

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/lɑ̃vlɔp/

How do you pronounce enveloppe in français?

enveloppe is pronounced /lɑ̃vlɔp/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

L'enveloppe blanche que j'ai reçue ce matin contenait une lettre importante.

The white envelope that I received this morning contained an important letter.

Cette enveloppe dorée est trop petite pour y mettre tous les documents.

This golden envelope is too small to put all the documents in it.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Enveloppe is feminine because it ends in the suffix "-e", which is the standard feminine marker in French. While it does derive from the verb "envelopper" (to wrap up), the noun "enveloppe" is formed by adding the feminine suffix "-e" to the verb stem. In French, most nouns ending in "-e" are feminine, and this pattern consistently applies to "enveloppe", making it a straightforward example of French gender assignment based on word endings.

Comment dit-on envelope en français ?

En français, envelope se dit l' enveloppe — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishsobre flips!elmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianbustalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseenvelope flips!omasculine

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