chapitre
le chapitre
chapter
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How do you say chapitre in French?
How do you pronounce chapitre in French?
chapitre is pronounced /lə ʃapitʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le chapitre suivant est très important pour comprendre l'histoire.
The following chapter is very important for understanding the story.
Ce chapitre difficile a été révisé plusieurs fois par l'auteur.
This difficult chapter was revised several times by the author.
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Why is it masculine?
Chapitre is masculine because it derives from the Latin "capitulum" (a diminutive of "caput," meaning "head"), which was a neuter noun in Latin but became masculine when adopted into Old French, following the sound-based gender assignment rules of early Romance languages where words ending in -um typically became masculine.
What is the French word for chapter?
The French word for chapter is le chapitre — masculine.
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