🇫🇷 French

instants

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

les instants

instants

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instants
/le ɛ̃stɑ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say instants in French?

IPA
/le ɛ̃stɑ̃/

How do you pronounce instants in French?

instants is pronounced /le ɛ̃stɑ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le instant magique a transformé sa vie en un seul moment.

The magical instant transformed his life in a single moment.

Cet instant précis était celui que j'attendais depuis longtemps.

This precise instant was the one I had been waiting for so long.

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Why is it masculine?

Instants is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin noun "instans" (nominative singular), which was masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through its evolution from Latin. The word originally meant "present moment" or "urgent," from the present participle of "instare" (to stand upon/press upon).

What is the French word for instants?

The French word for instants is les instants — masculine.

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