🇫🇷 français

service

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

le service

service

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service
/lə sɛʁvis/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on service en français ?

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/lə sɛʁvis/

How do you pronounce service in français?

service is pronounced /lə sɛʁvis/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

Le service était excellent et très rapide.

The service was excellent and very fast. (masculine adjectives: excellent, rapide)

Ce bon service mérite une généreuse récompense.

This good service deserves a generous reward. (masculine adjectives: bon, généreux agree with service)

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Service is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "servitium," which was masculine. French inherited the masculine gender from Latin, maintaining it through regular sound changes. The Latin ending "-ium" regularly became the French ending "-e" in masculine nouns, as seen in many cognates.

Comment dit-on service en français ?

En français, service se dit le service — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishservicioelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianservizioilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseserviçoomasculine

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