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feminine
les causes
causes
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/le koz/
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How do you say causes in French?
IPA
/le koz/
How do you pronounce causes in French?
causes is pronounced /le koz/ in French.
Example sentences
La cause première de cet accident était une route mouillée.
The primary cause of this accident was a wet road.
Cette grande cause sociale a mobilisé de nombreux volontaires engagés.
This great social cause mobilized many committed volunteers.
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Why is it feminine?
Causes is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *causa*, which was feminine in gender; Latin grammatical gender was largely preserved when Romance languages evolved from Latin, so French retained the feminine designation of this word.
What is the French word for causes?
The French word for causes is les causes — feminine.
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