🇫🇷 French

invitations

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feminine

les invitations

invitations

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invitations
/lez ɛ̃vitasjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say invitations in French?

IPA
/lez ɛ̃vitasjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce invitations in French?

invitations is pronounced /lez ɛ̃vitasjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

L'invitation était très élégante et formelle.

The invitation was very elegant and formal. (feminine adjectives: élégante, formelle agree with l'invitation)

J'ai reçu une invitation spéciale pour la cérémonie; elle était magnifique.

I received a special invitation for the ceremony; it was magnificent. (feminine article une, adjective spéciale, and feminine pronoun elle demonstrate the feminine gender)

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Why is it feminine?

Invitations is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin *invitatio*, which belonged to the first declension (*-atio* words). However, Latin *-atio* words belonged to the third declension (not first), and they were grammatically feminine in Latin. This feminine gender was preserved as French developed from Vulgar Latin. The French suffix *-ation* (derived from Latin *-atio*) consistently produces feminine nouns in French.

What is the French word for invitations?

The French word for invitations is les invitations — feminine.

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