🇫🇷 français

ouest

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' ouest

west

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ouest
/lwɛst/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on ouest en français ?

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/lwɛst/

How do you pronounce ouest in français?

ouest is pronounced /lwɛst/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

L'ouest est très beau et pittoresque.

The west is very beautiful and picturesque. (masculine adjectives: beau, pittoresque)

L'ouest français est connu pour ses châteaux anciens et magnifiques.

The French west is known for its old and magnificent castles. (masculine adjectives: français, anciens, magnifiques agree with ouest)

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Ouest (west) is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "occasus" (sunset, west), which was indeed masculine, the explanation of why French retained this gender is oversimplified. The gender was preserved through French's evolution from Latin, but the rule about "consonant-ending nouns defaulting to masculine" is not a reliable principle in French. Many French masculine nouns end in consonants, but many feminine nouns do as well. The word's masculinity is best explained simply as inherited from its Latin masculine source, rather than through a general rule about consonant endings.

Comment dit-on west en français ?

En français, west se dit l' ouest — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishoesteelmasculine

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