🇫🇷 French

magasins

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masculine

les magasins

shops

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magasins
/le maɡazɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say magasins in French?

IPA
/le maɡazɛ̃/

How do you pronounce magasins in French?

magasins is pronounced /le maɡazɛ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le magasin nouveau est très grand et bien organisé.

The new store is very large and well organized.

Ce magasin français propose des produits locaux de qualité.

This French store offers quality local products.

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Why is it masculine?

Magasins is masculine. It derives from the Arabic word "makhzan" (meaning storehouse or warehouse), which was borrowed into Old French as a masculine noun. The masculine gender was retained through this borrowing process.

What is the French word for shops?

The French word for shops is les magasins — masculine.

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