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Cendriers is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les cendriers ("ashtrays").
MASCULINEcendriers is the plural of cendrier
les cendriers — ashtrays
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How do you say cendriers in French?
How do you pronounce cendriers in French?
cendriers is pronounced /le sɑ̃dʁije/ in French.
Example sentences
Le cendrier bleu est plein de cigarettes.
The blue ashtray is full of cigarettes.
Ce cendrier ancien a été trouvé dans le grenier de ma grand-mère.
This old ashtray was found in my grandmother's attic.
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Why is it masculine?
Cendriers is masculine because it derives from the French noun "cendre" (ash, feminine) combined with the masculine agent suffix "-ier," which typically denotes objects or tools and carries masculine gender by convention. The suffix "-ier" (from Latin "-arius") traditionally creates masculine nouns in French, overriding the feminine gender of the root word.
What is the French word for ashtrays?
The French word for ashtrays is les cendriers — masculine.
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