🇫🇷 French

guitares

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

les guitares

guitars

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guitares
/le ɡitaʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say guitares in French?

IPA
/le ɡitaʁ/

How do you pronounce guitares in French?

guitares is pronounced /le ɡitaʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La guitare classique est plus difficile à jouer que la guitare électrique.

The classical guitar is more difficult to play than the electric guitar.

Ma nouvelle guitare acoustique est très belle et elle sonne merveilleusement bien.

My new acoustic guitar is very beautiful and it sounds wonderfully good.

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Why is it feminine?

Guitares is feminine because it derives from Spanish "guitarra," which came from Arabic "qitārah," and this word followed the feminine gender pattern of similar -e ending nouns in French (like "table" and "chaise"). The feminine assignment likely solidified through the Spanish feminine form before entering French.

What is the French word for guitars?

The French word for guitars is les guitares — feminine.

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