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l' envie
desire
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How do you say envie in French?
How do you pronounce envie in French?
envie is pronounced /lɑ̃vi/ in French.
Example sentences
L'envie soudaine de voyager m'a rendue très heureuse.
The sudden desire to travel made me very happy. (The feminine adjective 'soudaine' and 'heureuse' agree with 'envie')
Cette envie irrésistible de chocolat était trop forte pour être ignorée.
This irresistible craving for chocolate was too strong to be ignored. (The feminine adjectives 'irrésistible' and 'forte' agree with the feminine noun 'envie')
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Why is it feminine?
Envie is feminine because it derives from the Latin "invidia" (feminine noun meaning envy), which retained its feminine gender through Old French into Modern French. Latin's grammatical gender system assigned feminine gender to many abstract nouns ending in "-ia," a pattern that persisted when these words evolved into French.
What is the French word for desire?
The French word for desire is l' envie — feminine.
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