🇫🇷 French

idée

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

l' idée

idea

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idée
/lide/
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How do you say idée in French?

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/lide/

How do you pronounce idée in French?

idée is pronounced /lide/ in French.

Example sentences

J'ai une excellente idée pour résoudre ce problème difficile.

I have an excellent idea to solve this difficult problem.

Cette nouvelle idée révolutionnaire a changé toute l'industrie.

This revolutionary new idea changed the entire industry.

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Why is it feminine?

Idée is feminine because it derives from Latin "idea," which was feminine in gender, ultimately from Greek "idéa" (ἰδέα), the feminine form of the adjective meaning "visible" or "apparent." French retained the feminine gender from its Latin source, as it does with most Latin feminine nouns ending in "-a."

What is the French word for idea?

The French word for idea is l' idée — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishidealafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianideal'feminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseideiaafeminine

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