Accordamour
l' amour
love
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How do you say amour in French?
How do you pronounce amour in French?
amour is pronounced /lamuʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le amour vrai est rare et précieux dans ce monde.
True love is rare and precious in this world.
Son amour profond pour sa famille l'a rendu meilleur.
His deep love for his family made him a better person.
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Why is it masculine?
Amour is masculine because it derives from Latin "amor" (masculine), which followed the standard Latin second declension pattern for -or nouns that typically became masculine in French. Historically, "amour" could take a feminine article in older French when used in the plural (les amours) or in certain poetic contexts referring to love affairs or personified love, but it remains grammatically masculine in modern standard French.
What is the French word for love?
The French word for love is l' amour — masculine.
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