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le chat
cat
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How do you say chat in French?
How do you pronounce chat in French?
chat is pronounced /lə ʃa/ in French.
Example sentences
Le chat noir est assis sur le tapis.
The black cat is sitting on the carpet. (masculine article 'le' and masculine adjective 'noir' show the cat is male)
Mon petit chat est très intelligent et courageux.
My little cat is very intelligent and brave. (masculine possessive 'mon', masculine adjective 'petit', and masculine adjectives 'intelligent' and 'courageux' all agree with the masculine noun)
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Why is it masculine?
Chat (cat) is masculine in French because it derives from Latin "cattus," which was also grammatically masculine, and French inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself during the evolution from Vulgar Latin. Like many French nouns, its gender was simply preserved from its Latin ancestor.
What is the French word for cat?
The French word for cat is le chat — masculine.
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