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masculine
le bateau
boat
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/lə bato/
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How do you say bateau in French?
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/lə bato/
How do you pronounce bateau in French?
bateau is pronounced /lə bato/ in French.
Example sentences
Le bateau blanc est arrivé au port ce matin.
The white boat arrived at the port this morning.
Ce bateau rapide a remporté la course contre tous les autres.
This fast boat won the race against all the others.
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Why is it masculine?
Bateau is masculine because it derives from the Latin "battellus," a diminutive form of "batis" (boat), and Latin diminutives ending in "-ellus" typically became masculine nouns in French. This gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old French into modern French.
What is the French word for boat?
The French word for boat is le bateau — masculine.
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