🇫🇷 French

effet

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masculine

l' effet

effect

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effet
/lefɛ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say effet in French?

IPA
/lefɛ/

How do you pronounce effet in French?

effet is pronounced /lefɛ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le effet spectaculaire de ce film a surpris tous les critiques.

The spectacular effect of this film surprised all the critics.

Cet effet positif sur sa santé était vraiment remarquable et durable.

This positive effect on his health was truly remarkable and lasting.

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Why is it masculine?

Effet is masculine because it derives from Latin "effectus" (masculine), the past participle of "efficere" (to accomplish), and Latin's grammatical gender was preserved in French. Like most French nouns ending in "-et," it retained the masculine gender from its Latin source.

What is the French word for effect?

The French word for effect is l' effet — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishefectoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianeffettol'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseefeitoomasculine

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