🇫🇷 French

déchets

masculine

les déchets

wastes

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déchets
/le deʃɛ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say déchets in French?

IPA
/le deʃɛ/

How do you pronounce déchets in French?

déchets is pronounced /le deʃɛ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le déchet plastique est devenu un problème environnemental majeur.

The plastic waste has become a major environmental problem.

Ce déchet dangereux doit être éliminé rapidement par les ouvriers spécialisés.

This dangerous waste must be eliminated quickly by specialized workers.

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Why is it masculine?

Déchets is masculine. It derives from Old French "dechait," the past participle of the verb "deche(o)ir" (to fall, decline), which comes from Latin "decadere." French nouns derived from past participles, particularly those ending in -et (a diminutive or agentive suffix), typically inherited masculine gender. The masculine gender of "déchet" reflects the grammatical gender convention of French nouns formed through this derivational pattern.

What is the French word for wastes?

The French word for wastes is les déchets — masculine.

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