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masculine
les bus
buses
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bus
/le bys/
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How do you say bus in French?
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/le bys/
How do you pronounce bus in French?
bus is pronounced /le bys/ in French.
Example sentences
Le bus rouge est arrivé en retard ce matin.
The red bus arrived late this morning.
J'ai pris un bus bleu qui était très confortable pour mon voyage.
I took a comfortable blue bus for my trip.
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Why is it masculine?
Bus is masculine in French because it's a shortened form of "autobus," which derives from Latin "auto-" (self) and "omnibus" (for all), and the word inherited the masculine gender from "omnibus." This is a straightforward case of gender being preserved from the Latin root word.
What is the French word for buses?
The French word for buses is les bus — masculine.
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