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Carottes is feminine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les carottes ("carrots").
FEMININEcarottes is the plural of carotte
les carottes — carrots
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How do you say carottes in French?
How do you pronounce carottes in French?
carottes is pronounced /le kaʁɔt/ in French.
Example sentences
La carotte orange est très croquante et délicieuse.
The orange carrot is very crunchy and delicious.
Cette carotte fraîche que j'ai achetée au marché est excellente.
This fresh carrot that I bought at the market is excellent.
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Why is it feminine?
Carottes is feminine because it derives from Latin "carota," which was feminine, following the first declension pattern (-a ending) typical of Latin feminine nouns that became feminine in Romance languages. This Latin term itself came from Greek "karoton," and the feminine gender was preserved through the natural evolution of the language.
What is the French word for carrots?
The French word for carrots is les carottes — feminine.
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