🇫🇷 French

continents

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les continents

continents

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continents
/le kɔ̃tinɑ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say continents in French?

IPA
/le kɔ̃tinɑ̃/

How do you pronounce continents in French?

continents is pronounced /le kɔ̃tinɑ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le continent africain est le plus grand et le plus peuplé du monde.

The African continent is the largest and most populated in the world.

Ce continent nouveau a été découvert par les explorateurs européens.

This new continent was discovered by European explorers.

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Why is it masculine?

Continents is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin *continens* (masculine), originally meaning "holding together" or "continuous land," which retained its masculine gender through Old French into Modern French. Like most French nouns ending in *-ent*, it follows the pattern of masculine nouns inherited from Latin masculine forms.

What is the French word for continents?

The French word for continents is les continents — masculine.

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