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la fenêtre
window
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How do you say fenêtre in French?
How do you pronounce fenêtre in French?
fenêtre is pronounced /la fənɛtʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La fenêtre bleue de ma chambre est très grande.
The blue window of my bedroom is very large.
Cette vieille fenêtre était cassée, alors je l'ai remplacée par une nouvelle.
This old window was broken, so I replaced it with a new one.
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Why is it feminine?
Fenêtre is feminine because it derives from the Latin "fenestra," which was grammatically feminine in Latin, and French inherited this gender classification along with the word itself. This Latin term likely has roots in words meaning "to shine" or "opening," though the exact etymology is debated among scholars.
What is the French word for window?
The French word for window is la fenêtre — feminine.
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