🇫🇷 French

chevaux

masculine

les chevaux

horses

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chevaux
/le ʃəvo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say chevaux in French?

IPA
/le ʃəvo/

How do you pronounce chevaux in French?

chevaux is pronounced /le ʃəvo/ in French.

Example sentences

Le cheval noir a galopé rapidement dans le champ.

The black horse galloped quickly in the field. (The masculine article 'le' and masculine adjective 'noir' show this is one horse, not multiple horses or a feminine animal)

Ce beau cheval est très intelligent et obéissant.

This beautiful horse is very intelligent and obedient. (The masculine demonstrative adjective 'ce' and masculine adjectives 'beau,' 'intelligent,' and 'obéissant' all agree with the masculine noun, distinguishing it from 'cette belle jument' - a female horse)

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Why is it masculine?

Chevaux is masculine because it derives from Latin "caballus," which was grammatically masculine, and French inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The Latin term likely came from a non-Indo-European source, possibly related to Iberian languages, reflecting the horse's importance in Mediterranean trade and culture.

What is the French word for horses?

The French word for horses is les chevaux — masculine.

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