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la leçon
lesson
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How do you say leçon in French?
How do you pronounce leçon in French?
leçon is pronounced /la ləsɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
La leçon difficile d'aujourd'hui m'a vraiment fatiguée.
Today's difficult lesson really tired me out.
Cette nouvelle leçon est très intéressante et je l'ai trouvée passionnante.
This new lesson is very interesting and I found it fascinating.
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Why is it feminine?
Leçon is feminine because it derives from the Latin "lectio" (a reading or lesson), which belonged to the third declension feminine nouns in Latin, a gender that was typically preserved when Latin words entered Old French. Like many French nouns ending in "-tion," it retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor.
What is the French word for lesson?
The French word for lesson is la leçon — feminine.
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