🇫🇷 French

information

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' information

information

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information
/lɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say information in French?

IPA
/lɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce information in French?

information is pronounced /lɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

L'information était complètement fausse et nous avons dû la corriger immédiatement.

The information was completely false and we had to correct it immediately.

Cette nouvelle information est très importante pour notre projet.

This new information is very important for our project.

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Why is it feminine?

Information is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *informatio* (noun, feminine), which comes from the verb *informare* meaning "to shape" or "to form." Like most French nouns ending in *-tion*, it retained the feminine gender of its Latin feminine source.

What is the French word for information?

The French word for information is l' information — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishinformaciónlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianinformazionel'feminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseinformaçãoafeminine

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