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How do you say bière in French?
How do you pronounce bière in French?
bière is pronounced /la bjɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La bière allemande est très populaire en France.
German beer is very popular in France. (The feminine adjective 'allemande' agrees with 'bière')
Cette bière belge que j'ai goûtée était excellente.
That Belgian beer that I tasted was excellent. (The feminine adjective 'belge' and feminine past participle 'goûtée' agree with 'bière')
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Why is it feminine?
Bière is feminine because it derives from Old French "biere," which came from Middle Dutch "bier" or Low German "bier," and these loanwords retained or adopted feminine gender, likely influenced by the feminine ending "-e" that was common in French nouns. The gender assignment of borrowed words often depended on their phonetic form and analogy with existing French words rather than following a strict rule.
What is the French word for beer?
The French word for beer is la bière — feminine.
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