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la chaîne
chain
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How do you say chaîne in French?
How do you pronounce chaîne in French?
chaîne is pronounced /la ʃɛn/ in French.
Example sentences
La chaîne de télévision française est très populaire.
The French television channel is very popular.
Cette longue chaîne en or est magnifique et précieuse.
This long gold chain is magnificent and precious.
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Why is it feminine?
Chaîne is feminine because it derives from Latin "catena" (a chain), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound evolution. The word's femininity follows the typical pattern where Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a" became feminine nouns in French ending in "-e."
What is the French word for chain?
The French word for chain is la chaîne — feminine.
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