Accordfacteur
le facteur
postman
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How do you say facteur in French?
How do you pronounce facteur in French?
facteur is pronounced /lə faktœʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le facteur français a livré un colis important ce matin.
The French mailman delivered an important package this morning.
Le facteur principal de notre succès était la persévérance et le travail acharné.
The main factor in our success was perseverance and hard work.
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Why is it masculine?
Facteur is masculine because it derives from the Latin "factor" (masculine), which comes from the verb "facere" (to make/do) and literally means "one who makes or does." The masculine gender was inherited directly from Latin, where agent nouns ending in "-or" were grammatically masculine.
What is the French word for postman?
The French word for postman is le facteur — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | postino | il | masculine |
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