🇫🇷 français

surprise

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la surprise

surprise

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surprise
/la syʁpʁiz/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on surprise en français ?

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/la syʁpʁiz/

How do you pronounce surprise in français?

surprise is pronounced /la syʁpʁiz/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

La surprise était si grande que j'ai pleuré de joie.

The surprise was so great that I cried with joy.

Cette belle surprise m'a rendue heureuse toute la journée.

This beautiful surprise made me happy all day long.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Surprise is feminine in French. It derives from the Latin past participle *superpresa* (feminine form of *supersus*, from *superprendere*, meaning "to seize unexpectedly"). The word entered Old French as a feminine noun and maintained this gender through regular sound changes. The feminine gender was reinforced by the -e ending, which became a marker of feminine nouns in French.

Comment dit-on surprise en français ?

En français, surprise se dit la surprise — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishsorpresalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiansorpresalafeminine

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