🇫🇷 French

liens

masculine

les liens

links

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liens
/le ljɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say liens in French?

IPA
/le ljɛ̃/

How do you pronounce liens in French?

liens is pronounced /le ljɛ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le lien étroit entre les deux amis est très fort et indestructible.

The close bond between the two friends is very strong and indestructible.

Ce lien important doit être préservé avec soin.

This important bond must be preserved with care.

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Why is it masculine?

Liens is masculine in French. It derives from the Latin "ligamen" (neuter), but the masculine gender assignment in French is better explained by the productive masculine ending "-en" in Old French and analogy with similar masculine nouns. While Latin gender did not always transfer directly to French due to phonetic erosion and analogical processes, the exact mechanism of gender reassignment for this particular word is not entirely clear from historical records. The masculine form became the standard in Modern French.

What is the French word for links?

The French word for links is les liens — masculine.

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