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l' instrument
instrument
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How do you say instrument in French?
How do you pronounce instrument in French?
instrument is pronounced /lɛ̃stʁymɑ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
L'instrument musical est très ancien et précieux.
The musical instrument is very old and precious.
L'instrument chirurgical doit être stérilisé avant chaque opération.
The surgical instrument must be sterilized before each operation.
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Why is it masculine?
Instrument is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin noun "instrumentum," which was masculine in the third declension (not second), and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes and morphological evolution.
What is the French word for instrument?
The French word for instrument is l' instrument — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | instrumento | el | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | strumento | lo | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | instrumento | o | masculine |
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