🇫🇷 French

capitales

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 capitales

capitals

Try it

capitales
/le kapital/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say capitales in French?

IPA
/le kapital/

How do you pronounce capitales in French?

capitales is pronounced /le kapital/ in French.

Example sentences

La capitale française est très ancienne et elle est célèbre pour ses monuments historiques.

The French capital is very old and it is famous for its historical monuments.

Cette capitale européenne attire des millions de touristes chaque année car elle est magnifique.

This European capital attracts millions of tourists every year because it is magnificent.

Swipe capitales in Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.

Download on the App Store

Why is it feminine?

Capitales is feminine because it derives from the Latin adjective "capitalis" (from "caput," meaning head), and when used as a noun to mean "capital city," it took the feminine form "capitale" to agree with the implied feminine noun "ville" (city). This grammatical agreement with an understood feminine noun is why the word retained feminine gender in French.

What is the French word for capitals?

The French word for capitals is les capitales — feminine.

Practice with Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.

Download on the App Store