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la gare
station
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How do you say gare in French?
How do you pronounce gare in French?
gare is pronounced /la ɡaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La gare centrale est très grande et accueille des milliers de voyageurs chaque jour.
The central station is very large and welcomes thousands of travelers every day.
Cette gare parisienne est célèbre pour son architecture impressionnante et ses horaires précis.
This Parisian station is famous for its impressive architecture and its precise schedules.
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Why is it feminine?
Gare is feminine. While the word does derive from Old French "gare" (from Germanic roots related to "wara" meaning "care" or "protection"), the explanation of why it maintains feminine gender is speculative. The feminine gender of "gare" is established through French morphological patterns and historical usage, but the specific mechanism of gender inheritance from Old French cannot be definitively explained by the given rule. The word's gender is better understood as a lexical fact of Modern French rather than derived from a clear productive rule.
What is the French word for station?
The French word for station is la gare — feminine.
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