🇫🇷 French

feux

masculine

les feux

fires

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feux
/le fø/
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How do you say feux in French?

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/le fø/

How do you pronounce feux in French?

feux is pronounced /le fø/ in French.

Example sentences

Le feu rouge est arrêté, donc nous pouvons traverser la rue.

The red traffic light is stopped, so we can cross the street.

Le feu intense a détruit tout le village ancien.

The intense fire destroyed the entire old village.

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Why is it masculine?

Feux (fire) is masculine. It derives from Latin "focus" (meaning hearth or fireplace), not "ignis." The word evolved through Old French "feu" and inherited masculine gender from its Latin source, which was masculine in the second declension.

What is the French word for fires?

The French word for fires is les feux — masculine.

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