Accordaprès-midi
l' après-midi
afternoon
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How do you say après-midi in French?
How do you pronounce après-midi in French?
après-midi is pronounced /lapʁɛ midi/ in French.
Example sentences
L'après-midi dernier, j'ai rencontré mon ami au café.
Last afternoon, I met my friend at the café. (masculine adjective 'dernier' agrees with masculine 'après-midi')
Cet après-midi sera consacré entièrement au travail important.
This afternoon will be devoted entirely to important work. (masculine demonstrative 'cet' and masculine adjective 'important' agree with masculine 'après-midi')
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Why is it masculine?
Après-midi is masculine because it derives from the Latin "post meridiem" (after midday), where "meridiem" (midday) is the accusative form of the masculine noun "meridies," and this masculine gender was retained when the phrase evolved into a single French noun. The word is essentially a fossilized compound that preserved the gender of its Latin source.
What is the French word for afternoon?
The French word for afternoon is l' après-midi — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | pomeriggio | il | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | tarde flips! | a | feminine |
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