Accorddroit
le droit
right (law)
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How do you say droit in French?
How do you pronounce droit in French?
droit is pronounced /lə dʁwa/ in French.
Example sentences
Le droit français est très complexe et ancien.
French law is very complex and old. (masculine adjectives: complexe, ancien)
Ce droit constitutionnel est fondamental pour notre démocratie.
This constitutional right is fundamental for our democracy. (masculine adjectives: constitutionnel, fondamental)
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Why is it masculine?
Droit is masculine because it descends from the Latin "directum" (neuter noun meaning "that which is straight"), which was reanalyzed as masculine in Old French, likely due to phonetic erosion of Latin case endings that made gender assignment ambiguous and speakers reclassified it by analogy with other masculine nouns ending in consonants.
What is the French word for right (law)?
The French word for right (law) is le droit — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | direito | o | masculine |
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