🇫🇷 French

égalités

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feminine

les égalités

equalities

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égalités
/lez eɡalite/
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How do you say égalités in French?

IPA
/lez eɡalite/

How do you pronounce égalités in French?

égalités is pronounced /lez eɡalite/ in French.

Example sentences

L'égalité est une valeur fondamentale de notre société.

Equality is a fundamental value of our society. (Note: 'fondamentale' is feminine to agree with 'égalité')

Cette nouvelle loi promeut l'égalité complète entre tous les citoyens.

This new law promotes complete equality among all citizens. (Note: 'complète' is feminine to agree with 'égalité', while 'nouvelle' agrees with the feminine 'loi')

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Why is it feminine?

Égalités is feminine because it derives from the Latin "aequalitas," a noun of the third declension that used the feminine suffix "-itas" (which regularly produced feminine nouns in Latin and Romance languages). This "-ité" ending in French consistently marks abstract nouns as feminine.

What is the French word for equalities?

The French word for equalities is les égalités — feminine.

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