🇫🇷 French

fête

feminine

la fête

party

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fête
/la fɛt/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fête in French?

IPA
/la fɛt/

How do you pronounce fête in French?

fête is pronounced /la fɛt/ in French.

Example sentences

La fête était très grande et magnifique.

The celebration was very big and magnificent.

Cette fête annuelle est organisée par des bénévoles dévouées.

This annual celebration is organized by devoted volunteers.

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Why is it feminine?

Fête is feminine because it derives from the Latin "festa" (feminine singular of "festum"), and French retained the feminine gender of its Latin source word. The word originally referred to religious festivals and feast days in Roman culture, with the feminine form becoming standard in Old French and persisting into modern French.

What is the French word for party?

The French word for party is la fête — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishfiestalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianfestalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefestaafeminine

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