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l' ami
friend
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How do you say ami in French?
How do you pronounce ami in French?
ami is pronounced /lami/ in French.
Example sentences
Mon ami français est arrivé hier avec son nouveau livre intéressant.
My French friend arrived yesterday with his new interesting book.
L'ami loyal de mon frère lui a donné un cadeau spécial pour son anniversaire.
My brother's loyal friend gave him a special gift for his birthday.
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Why is it masculine?
Ami is masculine because it derives from the Latin "amicus," which was grammatically masculine in Latin's three-gender system, and French retained this gender classification when the word evolved phonetically into "ami." This is a regular inheritance rather than an exception—most French nouns preserve the gender of their Latin ancestors.
What is the French word for friend?
The French word for friend is l' ami — masculine.
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