🇫🇷 French

contrats

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 contrats

contracts

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contrats
/le kɔ̃tʁa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say contrats in French?

IPA
/le kɔ̃tʁa/

How do you pronounce contrats in French?

contrats is pronounced /le kɔ̃tʁa/ in French.

Example sentences

Le contrat commercial est très important pour les deux parties.

The commercial contract is very important for both parties.

Ce contrat nouveau a été signé par un avocat compétent.

This new contract was signed by a competent lawyer.

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Why is it masculine?

Contrats is masculine because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "contractus" (from "contrahere," meaning to draw together or make an agreement), and French retained the grammatical gender of its Latin source. Like most French nouns ending in "-at," it follows the pattern of masculine nouns inherited from Latin masculine forms.

What is the French word for contracts?

The French word for contracts is les contrats — masculine.

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