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le fromage
cheese
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How do you say fromage in French?
How do you pronounce fromage in French?
fromage is pronounced /lə fʁɔmaʒ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le fromage français est très délicieux et très apprécié dans le monde entier.
The French cheese is very delicious and very appreciated throughout the world. (Note: 'français' and 'très' agree with masculine 'fromage'; if it were feminine 'la tarte', it would be 'française')
Ce fromage blanc est mon préféré pour le dessert du dimanche.
This white cheese is my favorite for Sunday's dessert. (Note: 'blanc' and 'préféré' are masculine because 'fromage' is masculine; with feminine 'la crème', they would be 'blanche' and 'préférée')
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Why is it masculine?
Fromage derives from Late Latin "formaticum" (cheese made in a form/mold), which was masculine, and French inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes that preserved the masculine designation. Like many French nouns, its gender follows the gender of its Latin ancestor rather than any phonetic pattern in modern French.
What is the French word for cheese?
The French word for cheese is le fromage — masculine.
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