🇫🇷 French

matières

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les matières

matters

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matières
/le matjɛʁ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say matières in French?

IPA
/le matjɛʁ/

How do you pronounce matières in French?

matières is pronounced /le matjɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

La matière première est très importante pour cette industrie manufacturière.

Raw material is very important for this manufacturing industry.

Cette matière scolaire difficile nécessite une préparation sérieuse.

This difficult school subject requires serious preparation.

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Why is it feminine?

Matières is feminine because it derives from the Latin "materia," which was feminine in gender, a classification that carried over into Old French and Modern French. The Latin term itself may be connected to "mater" (mother), reflecting an ancient metaphorical association between matter and the maternal or generative principle.

What is the French word for matters?

The French word for matters is les matières — feminine.

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