🇫🇷 français

romans

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

les romans

novels

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romans
/le ʁɔmɑ̃/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on romans en français ?

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/le ʁɔmɑ̃/

How do you pronounce romans in français?

romans is pronounced /le ʁɔmɑ̃/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

Le roman policier que j'ai lu était passionnant et captivant.

The detective novel that I read was fascinating and captivating.

Ce roman historique est devenu célèbre grâce à son auteur talentueux.

This historical novel became famous thanks to its talented author.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Romans is masculine in French because it comes from the Latin "romanus" (meaning Roman/of Rome). While the etymology is correct, the gender assignment in French nouns doesn't directly follow Latin grammatical gender in a simple way. "Roman" (the novel) is masculine in French as a standard noun, but the rule's explanation oversimplifies how French gender assignment works—many Latin masculine nouns became feminine in French, and vice versa. The word is simply masculine by convention in modern French.

Comment dit-on novels en français ?

En français, novels se dit les romans — masculine.

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