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How do you say article in French?
How do you pronounce article in French?
article is pronounced /laʁtikl/ in French.
Example sentences
L'article intéressant que j'ai lu hier m'a beaucoup plu.
The interesting article that I read yesterday pleased me greatly.
Cet article est trop long et difficile à comprendre.
This article is too long and difficult to understand.
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Why is it masculine?
The French noun "article" is masculine (un article). While French articles like "le" do derive from Latin demonstratives, the noun "article" itself comes from Latin "articulus" (a small joint, division, or part of speech). The gender assignment reflects Latin's grammatical gender system where "articulus" was masculine. French inherited this masculine gender when the word entered the language, but the gender is ultimately arbitrary and does not follow from the word's meaning.
What is the French word for article?
The French word for article is l' article — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | articolo | l' | masculine |
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