🇫🇷 French

batterie

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

la batterie

battery

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batterie
/la batʁi/
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How do you say batterie in French?

IPA
/la batʁi/

How do you pronounce batterie in French?

batterie is pronounced /la batʁi/ in French.

Example sentences

La batterie est complètement déchargée et elle ne fonctionne plus.

The battery is completely discharged and it no longer works.

Cette nouvelle batterie est très puissante et elle durera longtemps.

This new battery is very powerful and it will last a long time.

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Why is it feminine?

Batterie is feminine because it derives from the French verb "battre" (to beat/strike), and nouns formed with the suffix "-ie" are typically feminine in French. The word ultimately traces to Latin "battere," and the feminine ending "-ie" (equivalent to Latin "-ia") naturally assigned it to the feminine gender.

What is the French word for battery?

The French word for battery is la batterie — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishbateríalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepilhaafeminine

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