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les kilomètres
kilometers
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How do you say kilomètres in French?
How do you pronounce kilomètres in French?
kilomètres is pronounced /le kilomɛtʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le kilomètre est l'unité de distance la plus utilisée en France.
The kilometer is the most commonly used unit of distance in France.
Ce long kilomètre montagneux a été très difficile à parcourir.
This long mountainous kilometer was very difficult to cover.
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Why is it masculine?
Kilomètres is masculine because it derives from "mètre," which is masculine in French, following the pattern of the Greek root "metron" (μέτρον) that was adopted into Latin as "metrum" and treated as masculine. The prefix "kilo-" (from Greek "chilioi," meaning thousand) doesn't change the gender of the base noun it modifies.
What is the French word for kilometers?
The French word for kilometers is les kilomètres — masculine.
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