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l' espérance
hope
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How do you say espérance in French?
How do you pronounce espérance in French?
espérance is pronounced /lɛspeʁɑ̃s/ in French.
Example sentences
L'espérance de vie augmente chaque année dans notre pays.
Life expectancy increases every year in our country.
Cette espérance était tellement fragile et précieuse qu'elle a disparu rapidement.
This hope was so fragile and precious that it disappeared quickly.
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Why is it feminine?
Espérance is feminine because it ends in "-ance", a suffix that typically produces feminine nouns in French. It derives from Latin "sperantia" (feminine), which came from the verb "sperare" (to hope). French abstract nouns with the "-ance"/"-ence" endings inherited feminine gender from their Latin counterparts, making this a regular pattern.
What is the French word for hope?
The French word for hope is l' espérance — feminine.
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