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l' anxiété
anxiety
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How do you say anxiété in French?
How do you pronounce anxiété in French?
anxiété is pronounced /lɑ̃ksjete/ in French.
Example sentences
Son anxiété croissante l'a rendue incapable de dormir.
Her growing anxiety made her unable to sleep. (The feminine adjective 'croissante' and feminine past participle 'rendue' agree with the feminine noun 'anxiété')
L'anxiété profonde qu'elle ressentait était évidente dans ses gestes nerveux.
The deep anxiety that she felt was evident in her nervous gestures. (The feminine adjective 'profonde' and feminine adjective 'nerveux→nerveuses' agree with the feminine noun 'anxiété')
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Why is it feminine?
Anxiété is feminine because it derives from Latin "anxietas" (feminine noun), and French retained the feminine gender of its Latin source, following the pattern where Latin words ending in "-etas" typically became feminine "-été" words in French. This gender assignment was determined by the Latin grammatical system rather than by a productive French rule.
What is the French word for anxiety?
The French word for anxiety is l' anxiété — feminine.
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