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How do you say match in French?
How do you pronounce match in French?
match is pronounced /lə matʃ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le match était très excitant et tous les spectateurs ont applaudi le résultat final.
The match was very exciting and all the spectators applauded the final result.
Ce match important a été remporté par notre équipe grâce à un but magnifique.
This important match was won by our team thanks to a magnificent goal.
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Why is it masculine?
Match is masculine in French (un match) because it's a borrowed English word adopted in the late 19th century, and French typically assigns masculine gender to foreign loanwords, particularly those from English sports terminology. Like most English borrowings, it retained masculine gender by default rather than following the gender patterns of native French words.
What is the French word for match?
The French word for match is le match — masculine.
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