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le crabe
crab
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How do you say crabe in French?
How do you pronounce crabe in French?
crabe is pronounced /lə kʁab/ in French.
Example sentences
Le crabe rouge que j'ai attrapé hier est très gros et agressif.
The red crab that I caught yesterday is very big and aggressive.
Ce crabe bleu est le plus beau du marché, mais il est aussi le plus cher.
This blue crab is the most beautiful at the market, but it is also the most expensive.
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Why is it masculine?
Crabe is masculine because it derives from Latin "cancer," which was grammatically masculine, and French preserved this gender assignment when the word evolved through Old French forms. The gender stuck despite the word's form changing significantly from its Latin ancestor.
What is the French word for crab?
The French word for crab is le crabe — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | cangrejo | el | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | caranguejo | o | masculine |
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