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la croissance
growth
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How do you say croissance in French?
How do you pronounce croissance in French?
croissance is pronounced /la kʁwasɑ̃s/ in French.
Example sentences
La croissance économique est très importante pour notre pays.
Economic growth is very important for our country. (The feminine adjective 'économique' agrees with 'croissance')
Cette croissance rapide a créé de nombreux emplois nouveaux.
This rapid growth created many new jobs. (The feminine adjective 'rapide' and feminine demonstrative 'cette' agree with 'croissance')
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Why is it feminine?
Croissance is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "crescentia" (growth). French inherited this feminine gender from Latin, as French nouns derived from Latin feminine nouns typically retain their feminine gender. The suffix "-ance/-ence" in French is also predominantly feminine, which reinforces the feminine gender of this word.
What is the French word for growth?
The French word for growth is la croissance — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | crecimiento flips! | el | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | crescita | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | crescimento flips! | o | masculine |
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