Accordmensonge
le mensonge
lie
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Comment dit-on mensonge en français ?
How do you pronounce mensonge in français?
mensonge is pronounced /lə mɑ̃sɔ̃ʒ/ in français.
Exemples de phrases
Le mensonge évident qu'il a raconté a choqué tout le monde.
The obvious lie that he told shocked everyone. (The masculine adjective 'évident' agrees with the masculine noun 'mensonge'—if it were feminine, it would be 'évidente')
Ce mensonge terrible a détruit leur amitié.
This terrible lie destroyed their friendship. (The masculine adjective 'terrible' shows masculine agreement with 'mensonge' through the masculine demonstrative 'ce'—feminine would be 'cette menteuse')
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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?
Mensonge is masculine. It derives from Latin "mentionem" (accusative of "mentio," meaning utterance), which was feminine. However, the Old French word evolved from "mentir" (to lie) with the agentive/abstract suffix "-songe," following patterns of other abstract nouns ending in "-songe" such as "songe" (dream), which are masculine. The masculine gender became established through analogy with other masculine nouns sharing this suffix pattern.
Comment dit-on lie en français ?
En français, lie se dit le mensonge — masculine.
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