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How do you say courses in French?
How do you pronounce courses in French?
courses is pronounced /le kuʁs/ in French.
Example sentences
La course rapide du marathonien était impressionnante.
The runner's fast race was impressive.
Elle a gagné sa première course internationale.
She won her first international race.
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Why is it feminine?
Courses is feminine in French. It derives from Latin "currere" (to run) and evolved through the feminine form "cursa." The word means "running" or "race" and belongs to the category of feminine nouns of action derived from verbs in French. Many French nouns derived from verbs and expressing an action or process take the feminine gender, which explains why "course" is feminine rather than masculine.
What is the French word for races?
The French word for races is les courses — feminine.
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