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feminine
les filles
daughters
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/le fij/
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How do you say filles in French?
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/le fij/
How do you pronounce filles in French?
filles is pronounced /le fij/ in French.
Example sentences
La fille intelligente a gagné le concours.
The intelligent girl won the competition.
Ma petite fille est très créative et talentueuse.
My little daughter is very creative and talented.
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Why is it feminine?
Filles is feminine because it derives from Latin "filia" (daughter), which was grammatically feminine in Latin, and French retained this gender assignment when the word evolved. The feminine form persists even though the word's meaning broadened from strictly "daughter" to "girl" or "woman."
What is the French word for daughters?
The French word for daughters is les filles — feminine.
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