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la maison
house
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How do you say maison in French?
How do you pronounce maison in French?
maison is pronounced /la mɛzɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
La maison blanche est très grande et elle est située près de la rivière.
The white house is very large and it is located near the river.
Ma nouvelle maison est spacieuse, et je suis très heureux de l'avoir achetée.
My new house is spacious, and I am very happy to have bought it.
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Why is it feminine?
Maison is feminine because it derives from the Latin "mansio" (a dwelling or mansion), which was a feminine noun in Latin. French preserved this grammatical gender through phonetic evolution. The Latin feminine ending -io evolved into Old French -ion, which then became -on/-son in modern French, as seen in words like "raison" and "saison". The feminine gender was maintained throughout this evolution.
What is the French word for house?
The French word for house is la maison — feminine.
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