🇫🇷 French

groupe

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masculine

le groupe

group

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groupe
/lə ɡʁup/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say groupe in French?

IPA
/lə ɡʁup/

How do you pronounce groupe in French?

groupe is pronounced /lə ɡʁup/ in French.

Example sentences

Le groupe musical est très talentueux et il a remporté le premier prix.

The musical group is very talented and it won first prize.

Ce groupe d'étudiants était entièrement composé de garçons motivés.

This group of students was entirely composed of motivated boys.

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Why is it masculine?

Groupe is masculine. It derives from Italian "gruppo," which comes from a Germanic root meaning "lump" or "heap." The word entered French as a masculine noun, likely because masculine gender was the default for many borrowed nouns in French, particularly those ending in -e that denoted collective or abstract concepts. However, gender assignment in borrowed words often depends on analogical influence from existing French nouns rather than following a single predictable pattern.

What is the French word for group?

The French word for group is le groupe — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishgrupoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italiangruppoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesegrupoomasculine

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