🇫🇷 French

affaires

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feminine

les affaires

matters

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affaires
/le afɛʁ/
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How do you say affaires in French?

IPA
/le afɛʁ/

How do you pronounce affaires in French?

affaires is pronounced /le afɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Cette affaire criminelle était très compliquée et l'avocate l'a résolue brillamment.

This criminal case was very complicated and the lawyer (female) solved it brilliantly.

La petite affaire familiale a causé une grande dispute entre les deux sœurs.

The small family matter caused a big argument between the two sisters.

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Why is it feminine?

Affaires is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "affaris" (from "ad-" + "facere," meaning "to do" or "business/matter"). French retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor. This etymological inheritance is typical for Romance languages, where Latin's grammatical gender was preserved in the evolution to modern French.

What is the French word for matters?

The French word for matters is les affaires — feminine.

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