🇫🇷 French

employés

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masculine

les employés

employees

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employés
/lez ɑ̃plwaje/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say employés in French?

IPA
/lez ɑ̃plwaje/

How do you pronounce employés in French?

employés is pronounced /lez ɑ̃plwaje/ in French.

Example sentences

L'employé nouveau a été embauché hier et il est très motivé.

The new male employee was hired yesterday and he is very motivated.

L'employé compétent que nous avons rencontré nous a impressionnés par son professionnalisme.

The competent male employee that we met impressed us with his professionalism.

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Why is it masculine?

Employés is masculine because it is derived from the past participle of the French verb "employer." In French, when past participles ending in -é are used as nouns to denote people in a profession or occupation, they typically adopt the masculine form by default. The word can be feminized to "employée" when referring to a female employee. The masculine form "employé" is the standard base form used in dictionaries and general contexts.

What is the French word for employees?

The French word for employees is les employés — masculine.

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