🇫🇷 French

branches

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

les branches

branches

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branches
/le bʁɑ̃ʃ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say branches in French?

IPA
/le bʁɑ̃ʃ/

How do you pronounce branches in French?

branches is pronounced /le bʁɑ̃ʃ/ in French.

Example sentences

La branche verte de cet arbre est très longue et flexible.

The green branch of this tree is very long and flexible.

Cette branche cassée doit être enlevée rapidement pour protéger l'arbre.

This broken branch must be removed quickly to protect the tree.

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Why is it feminine?

Branches is feminine because it derives from Latin "branca," which was feminine in gender. The Latin word originally referred to an animal's claw or paw, and this meaning later extended to a tree branch. French retained the feminine gender from its Latin source.

What is the French word for branches?

The French word for branches is les branches — feminine.

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