🇫🇷 français

espace

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

l' espace

space

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espace
/lɛspas/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on espace en français ?

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/lɛspas/

How do you pronounce espace in français?

espace is pronounced /lɛspas/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

L'espace infini nous fascine tous.

The infinite space fascinates us all. (masculine adjective 'infini' agrees with masculine noun 'espace')

Cet espace public est très grand et bien organisé.

This public space is very large and well organized. (masculine demonstrative 'cet' and masculine adjectives 'public', 'grand', 'organisé' all agree with masculine 'espace')

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Espace is masculine because it derives from Latin "spatium," which was a neuter noun, but French neuter nouns were redistributed between masculine and feminine genders during the language's evolution, with "spatium" becoming masculine. The shift likely occurred because the word's ending and phonetic evolution aligned it with other masculine noun patterns in Old French.

Comment dit-on space en français ?

En français, space se dit l' espace — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishespacioelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseespaçoomasculine

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