🇫🇷 French

anxiétés

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feminine

les anxiétés

anxieties

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anxiétés
/le ɑ̃ksjete/
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How do you say anxiétés in French?

IPA
/le ɑ̃ksjete/

How do you pronounce anxiétés in French?

anxiétés is pronounced /le ɑ̃ksjete/ 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?

Anxiétés 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 anxieties?

The French word for anxieties is les anxiétés — feminine.

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