🇫🇷 French

autoroutes

feminine

les autoroutes

highways

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autoroutes
/le otoʁut/
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How do you say autoroutes in French?

IPA
/le otoʁut/

How do you pronounce autoroutes in French?

autoroutes is pronounced /le otoʁut/ in French.

Example sentences

L'autoroute française est très moderne et bien entretenue.

The French highway is very modern and well-maintained.

Cette autoroute dangereuse a causé plusieurs accidents graves.

This dangerous highway caused several serious accidents.

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Why is it feminine?

Autoroutes is feminine because it is a compound word where the gender is determined by the final noun element, "route," which is feminine. In French compounds, the gender typically follows the head noun (the determining noun). "Route" is feminine in French, and this feminine gender is inherited by the compound "autoroute."

What is the French word for highways?

The French word for highways is les autoroutes — feminine.

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