ménage
le ménage
housework
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Comment dit-on ménage en français ?
How do you pronounce ménage in français?
ménage is pronounced /lə menaʒ/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
Le ménage est très important pour maintenir un foyer heureux et organisé.
Housekeeping is very important for maintaining a happy and organized home.
Notre nouveau ménage a besoin d'un bon aspirateur moderne pour nettoyer efficacement.
Our new household needs a good modern vacuum cleaner to clean effectively.
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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?
Ménage is masculine. It derives from Old French "ménage" (from "mesnage"), which comes from Latin "mansionaticum" (related to "mansio," meaning dwelling or house). While the etymology is correct, the explanation is unnecessarily complex. The word is simply masculine because it entered French as a masculine noun, following the typical pattern where French nouns ending in "-age" are masculine, regardless of their Latin neuter origins—this is not an exception but rather the standard development of Latin "-aticum" nouns in French.
Comment dit-on housework en français ?
En français, housework se dit le ménage — masculine.
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