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Ambassades is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les ambassades ("embassies").
FEMININEambassades is the plural of ambassade
les ambassades — embassies
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How do you say ambassades in French?
How do you pronounce ambassades in French?
ambassades is pronounced /le ɑ̃basad/ in French.
Example sentences
L'ambassade française est très grande et impressionnante.
The French embassy is very large and impressive.
Cette ambassade nouvelle a ouvert ses portes l'année dernière.
This new embassy opened its doors last year.
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Why is it feminine?
Ambassades is feminine in French because it derives from the Italian "ambasciata," which came from the Vulgar Latin "ambasciata" (itself possibly from a Germanic root meaning "servant" or "messenger"), and this word form naturally took on feminine gender in French, likely influenced by the -ade suffix which often marks feminine nouns. The gender became fixed through historical usage rather than following a predictable grammatical rule.
What is the French word for embassies?
The French word for embassies is les ambassades — feminine.
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