🇫🇷 French

espaces

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

les espaces

spaces

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espaces
/lez ɛspas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say espaces in French?

IPA
/lez ɛspas/

How do you pronounce espaces in French?

espaces is pronounced /lez ɛspas/ in French.

Example sentences

L'espace infini nous fascine tous.

The infinite space fascinates us all. (masculine adjective 'infini' agrees with masculine noun 'espace')

Cet espace public est très grand et bien organisé.

This public space is very large and well organized. (masculine demonstrative 'cet' and masculine adjectives 'public', 'grand', 'organisé' all agree with masculine 'espace')

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Why is it masculine?

Espaces is masculine because it derives from Latin "spatium," which was a neuter noun, but French neuter nouns were redistributed between masculine and feminine genders during the language's evolution, with "spatium" becoming masculine. The shift likely occurred because the word's ending and phonetic evolution aligned it with other masculine noun patterns in Old French.

What is the French word for spaces?

The French word for spaces is les espaces — masculine.

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