🇫🇷 French

actions

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

les actions

actions

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actions
/lez aksjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say actions in French?

IPA
/lez aksjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce actions in French?

actions is pronounced /lez aksjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

L'action rapide du pompier a sauvé la maison.

The quick action of the firefighter saved the house.

Cette action criminelle était préméditée et très dangereuse.

This criminal action was premeditated and very dangerous.

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Why is it feminine?

Actions is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *actio* (feminine), which belongs to the third declension (not first declension) pattern of Latin feminine nouns ending in *-io*; this Latin gender was preserved when the word entered Old French and continues in modern French as *l'action*.

What is the French word for actions?

The French word for actions is les actions — feminine.

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