Accordécoles primaires
les écoles primaires
primary schools
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How do you say écoles primaires in French?
How do you pronounce écoles primaires in French?
écoles primaires is pronounced /lez ekɔl pʁimɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
L'école primaire nouvelle a été construite près de notre maison.
The new primary school was built near our house.
L'école primaire locale est fermée pendant les vacances d'été.
The local primary school is closed during summer vacation.
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Why is it feminine?
Écoles primaires is feminine because it derives from Latin "schola," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Old French. The word "primaire" (primary) is an adjective that agrees with the feminine noun it modifies, so "école primaire" follows standard French gender agreement rules rather than representing an exception.
What is the French word for primary schools?
The French word for primary schools is les écoles primaires — feminine.
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