🇫🇷 français

serpents

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 serpents

snakes

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serpents
/le sɛʁpɑ̃/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on serpents en français ?

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/le sɛʁpɑ̃/

How do you pronounce serpents in français?

serpents is pronounced /le sɛʁpɑ̃/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

Le serpent venimeux a mordu le fermier.

The venomous snake bit the farmer.

Ce grand serpent noir s'est échappé du zoo.

This big black snake escaped from the zoo.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Serpents is masculine in French because it derives from Latin "serpens," which is the masculine form of the present participle of "serpere" (to creep). In Latin, "serpens" functioned as a noun meaning "snake" and retained masculine gender when borrowed into French. Many animal names in French preserved their original Latin grammatical gender.

Comment dit-on snakes en français ?

En français, snakes se dit les serpents — masculine.

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