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masculine
les déserts
deserts
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déserts
/le dezɛʁ/
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How do you say déserts in French?
IPA
/le dezɛʁ/
How do you pronounce déserts in French?
déserts is pronounced /le dezɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le désert africain est très chaud et sec.
The African desert is very hot and dry.
Ce désert immense s'étend sur des milliers de kilomètres.
This immense desert extends over thousands of kilometers.
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Why is it masculine?
Déserts is masculine because it derives from Latin "desertus" (masculine), the past participle of "deserere" (to abandon), which retained its masculine gender when adopted into French. The word's gender follows the standard pattern of masculine Latin past participles that became French nouns.
What is the French word for deserts?
The French word for deserts is les déserts — masculine.
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