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le genou
knee
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How do you say genou in French?
How do you pronounce genou in French?
genou is pronounced /lə ʒənu/ in French.
Example sentences
Le genou droit est plus gonflé que le genou gauche après ma chute.
The right knee is more swollen than the left knee after my fall.
Mon genou blessé nécessite un bandage serré pour la guérison.
My injured knee requires a tight bandage for healing.
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Why is it masculine?
Genou (knee) is masculine because it derives from Latin "genu," which was a neuter noun, but French lost its neuter gender during the Middle Ages and reassigned neuter nouns predominantly to the masculine gender. This is an exception rather than following a predictable rule, as gender assignment in French is largely arbitrary for modern speakers.
What is the French word for knee?
The French word for knee is le genou — masculine.
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