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le balai
broom
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How do you say balai in French?
How do you pronounce balai in French?
balai is pronounced /lə balɛ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le balai neuf que j'ai acheté hier est très efficace pour nettoyer le sol.
The new broom that I bought yesterday is very effective for cleaning the floor.
Mon balai préféré est tombé et s'est cassé; je dois en acheter un autre.
My favorite broom fell and broke; I need to buy another one.
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Why is it masculine?
Balai is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "baculum" (stick or staff), which was a masculine noun, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes and phonetic evolution. The semantic shift from "stick" to "broom" occurred in Old French, but the masculine gender persisted with the word.
What is the French word for broom?
The French word for broom is le balai — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | vassoura flips! | a | feminine |
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