🇫🇷 French

grands-mères

feminine

les grands-mères

grandmothers

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grands-mères
/le ɡʁɑ̃mɛʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say grands-mères in French?

IPA
/le ɡʁɑ̃mɛʁ/

How do you pronounce grands-mères in French?

grands-mères is pronounced /le ɡʁɑ̃mɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Ma grand-mère est très intelligente et généreuse.

My grandmother is very intelligent and generous. (Note: 'intelligente' and 'généreuse' are feminine adjectives; masculine would be 'intelligent' and 'généreux')

La grand-mère de mon ami était une femme célèbre et respectée.

My friend's grandmother was a famous and respected woman. (Note: 'célèbre' stays the same, but 'respectée' is feminine past participle; masculine would be 'respecté')

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Why is it feminine?

Grands-mères is feminine because "mère" (mother) is inherently feminine in French, deriving from Latin "mater," which was grammatically feminine—a pattern inherited by Romance languages where words for female family members retained feminine gender from their Latin origins.

What is the French word for grandmothers?

The French word for grandmothers is les grands-mères — feminine.

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