🇫🇷 French

fruits

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les fruits

fruits

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fruits
/le fʁɥi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fruits in French?

IPA
/le fʁɥi/

How do you pronounce fruits in French?

fruits is pronounced /le fʁɥi/ in French.

Example sentences

Le fruit frais que j'ai acheté ce matin est délicieux.

The fresh fruit that I bought this morning is delicious.

Ce fruit exotique est le plus beau du marché.

This exotic fruit is the most beautiful one at the market.

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Why is it masculine?

Fruits is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "fructus" (masculine), which comes from the verb "fruī" meaning "to enjoy" or "to have the benefit of"—the noun originally referred to the benefit or produce gained from land rather than the botanical object itself. The masculine gender was preserved through the normal evolution of Latin masculine nouns into French.

What is the French word for fruits?

The French word for fruits is les fruits — masculine.

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