🇫🇷 French

femmes

feminine

les femmes

women

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femmes
/le fam/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say femmes in French?

IPA
/le fam/

How do you pronounce femmes in French?

femmes is pronounced /le fam/ in French.

Example sentences

La femme intelligente a résolu le problème difficile.

The intelligent woman solved the difficult problem.

Cette femme française est très talentueuse et créative.

This French woman is very talented and creative.

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Why is it feminine?

Femmes is feminine because it derives from Latin "femina," which was grammatically feminine in the first declension (not second declension). This gender was retained when the word was adopted into Old French and Modern French. The word's form and gender have remained stable through this direct Latin inheritance, making it a regular feminine noun.

What is the French word for women?

The French word for women is les femmes — feminine.

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