Accordfeuilles
les feuilles
leaves
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Comment dit-on feuilles en français ?
How do you pronounce feuilles in français?
feuilles is pronounced /le fœj/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
La feuille verte tombait lentement de l'arbre.
The green leaf was falling slowly from the tree. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'verte' show that 'feuille' is feminine; without this agreement, the sentence would be grammatically incorrect.)
Cette feuille blanche était couverte d'encre noire.
This white sheet was covered with black ink. (The feminine demonstrative 'cette' and feminine adjectives 'blanche' and 'noire' must agree with the feminine noun 'feuille'; using masculine forms would be incorrect in French.)
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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?
Feuilles is feminine because it derives from Latin "folia," the plural of "folium" (leaf), which was treated as a feminine noun in Old French and retained that gender in modern French. This is an exception to the typical pattern where Latin neuter plurals often became masculine in French.
Comment dit-on leaves en français ?
En français, leaves se dit les feuilles — feminine.
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