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l' histoire
story
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How do you say histoire in French?
How do you pronounce histoire in French?
histoire is pronounced /listwaʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La histoire ancienne est fascinante et elle nous enseigne beaucoup sur nos ancêtres.
Ancient history is fascinating and it teaches us a lot about our ancestors.
Cette longue histoire a été écrite par une auteure célèbre qui l'a rendue très populaire.
This long story was written by a famous female author who made it very popular.
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Why is it feminine?
Histoire is feminine because it derives from Latin "historia," which was feminine in gender, following the pattern of Latin words ending in "-ia" that typically became feminine nouns in Old French. This Latin feminine gender was preserved as the language evolved into Modern French.
What is the French word for story?
The French word for story is l' histoire — feminine.
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