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le lieu
place
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How do you say lieu in French?
How do you pronounce lieu in French?
lieu is pronounced /lə ljø/ in French.
Example sentences
Le lieu historique était très ancien et bien préservé.
The historic place was very old and well preserved. (masculine adjectives: historique, ancien, préservé agree with le lieu)
Ce lieu magnifique m'a semblé parfait pour notre réunion importante.
This magnificent place seemed perfect to me for our important meeting. (masculine adjectives: magnifique, parfait, important agree with ce lieu)
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Why is it masculine?
Lieu is masculine because it derives from the Latin "locum" (accusative of "locus"), which was a masculine noun, and French inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes during the Romance language evolution. The word's gender was essentially fixed when it entered Old French from Latin, where masculine nouns typically remained masculine in the descendant languages.
What is the French word for place?
The French word for place is le lieu — masculine.
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