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masculine
les cousins
cousins
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cousins
/le kuzɛ̃/
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How do you say cousins in French?
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/le kuzɛ̃/
How do you pronounce cousins in French?
cousins is pronounced /le kuzɛ̃/ in French.
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Why is it masculine?
Cousins is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "cousinus," which was a masculine noun. French retained this grammatical gender from Latin. The feminine form "cousine" is used to refer to a female cousin, following the typical Romance language pattern of adding feminine endings (-e) to masculine nouns to create their feminine counterparts.
What is the French word for cousins?
The French word for cousins is les cousins — masculine.
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