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How do you say cordes in French?
How do you pronounce cordes in French?
cordes is pronounced /le kɔʁd/ in French.
Example sentences
La corde épaisse a cassé pendant que nous escaladions la montagne.
The thick rope broke while we were climbing the mountain.
Cette vieille corde est devenue fragile et dangereuse pour les enfants.
This old rope has become fragile and dangerous for the children.
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Why is it feminine?
Cordes is feminine because it derives from Latin "chorda" (a string or gut used in musical instruments), which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender through the evolution into Old French and Modern French. Like many Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a," the word maintained its feminine classification when the "-a" ending evolved into the French "-e."
What is the French word for ropes?
The French word for ropes is les cordes — feminine.
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