🇫🇷 French

émotions

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les émotions

emotions

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émotions
/lez emɔsjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say émotions in French?

IPA
/lez emɔsjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce émotions in French?

émotions is pronounced /lez emɔsjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

L'émotion intense qu'elle a ressentie lors de son mariage était indescriptible.

The intense emotion that she felt at her wedding was indescribable.

Cette nouvelle émotion était si profonde qu'elle a changé sa perspective sur la vie.

This deep emotion was so profound that it changed her perspective on life.

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Why is it feminine?

Émotions is feminine because it derives from Latin "emotio" (from "emovere," meaning to stir up or agitate), and Latin nouns ending in "-tio" were feminine, a gender that was preserved when the word entered Old French and Modern French. This is part of a consistent pattern where French nouns derived from Latin "-tio" endings remain feminine (like "nation," "action," "station").

What is the French word for emotions?

The French word for emotions is les émotions — feminine.

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