🇫🇷 French

lois

feminine

les lois

laws

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lois
/le lwa/
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How do you say lois in French?

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/le lwa/

How do you pronounce lois in French?

lois is pronounced /le lwa/ in French.

Example sentences

La loi française est très stricte sur ce sujet.

The French law is very strict on this subject.

Cette nouvelle loi est complexe et difficile à comprendre.

This new law is complex and difficult to understand.

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Why is it feminine?

Lois is feminine because it derives from Latin "lex, legis" (feminine), which evolved into Old French "loi"; the feminine gender was preserved through the sound changes of Old French phonology, making it an inherited feminine noun.

What is the French word for laws?

The French word for laws is les lois — feminine.

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