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la langue
tongue
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How do you say langue in French?
How do you pronounce langue in French?
langue is pronounced /la lɑ̃ɡ/ in French.
Example sentences
La langue française est très belle et complexe.
The French language is very beautiful and complex.
Ma langue maternelle est l'espagnol, mais je parle aussi la langue anglaise couramment.
My mother tongue is Spanish, but I also speak the English language fluently.
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Why is it feminine?
Langue is feminine because it derives from Latin "lingua," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Old French and Modern French. The Latin feminine ending "-a" naturally mapped onto French feminine nouns as the language evolved.
What is the French word for tongue?
The French word for tongue is la langue — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | lengua | la | feminine |
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