🇫🇷 French

armées

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les armées

armies

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armées
/lez aʁme/
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How do you say armées in French?

IPA
/lez aʁme/

How do you pronounce armées in French?

armées is pronounced /lez aʁme/ in French.

Example sentences

L'armée française est très puissante et bien équipée.

The French army is very powerful and well-equipped.

L'armée a envoyé ses meilleures troupes pour cette mission dangereuse.

The army sent its best troops for this dangerous mission.

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Why is it feminine?

Armées is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "armata" (armed force), which itself comes from "armatus" (armed, past participle of "armare"). The -ata ending in Latin feminine nouns naturally became -ée in French, preserving the feminine gender.

What is the French word for armies?

The French word for armies is les armées — feminine.

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