🇫🇷 French

exercice

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

l' exercice

exercise

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exercice
/lɛɡzɛʁsis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say exercice in French?

IPA
/lɛɡzɛʁsis/

How do you pronounce exercice in French?

exercice is pronounced /lɛɡzɛʁsis/ in French.

Example sentences

L'exercice physique quotidien est très important pour la santé.

Daily physical exercise is very important for health.

Cet exercice militaire était particulièrement difficile et épuisant.

This military exercise was particularly difficult and exhausting.

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Why is it masculine?

Exercice is masculine because it derives from the Latin "exercitium," which was a masculine noun. French inherited this masculine gender during the evolution from Latin to Romance languages, and the word retained its gender classification.

What is the French word for exercise?

The French word for exercise is l' exercice — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishejercicioelmasculine

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