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la chaussure
shoe
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How do you say chaussure in French?
How do you pronounce chaussure in French?
chaussure is pronounced /la ʃosyʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La chaussure rouge est trop petite pour mon pied.
The red shoe is too small for my foot.
Cette chaussure nouvelle me fait mal aux pieds.
This new shoe hurts my feet.
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Why is it feminine?
Chaussure is feminine because it ends in "-ure," a French suffix that consistently produces feminine nouns. The word derives from Latin "calceus" (a shoe), and the "-ure" suffix was applied during its evolution through Old French, transforming the Latin masculine noun into a feminine French noun. This pattern is consistent across French nouns ending in "-ure" (e.g., couverture, ouverture, nature).
What is the French word for shoe?
The French word for shoe is la chaussure — feminine.
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