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la matinée
morning
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How do you say matinée in French?
How do you pronounce matinée in French?
matinée is pronounced /la matine/ in French.
Example sentences
La matinée a été très productive et enrichissante.
The morning was very productive and enriching. (feminine adjectives: productive and enriching must end in -e)
Cette matinée ensoleillée m'a rendu heureux.
This sunny morning made me happy. (adjective 'ensoleillée' is feminine to agree with 'matinée')
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Why is it feminine?
Matinée is feminine because it derives from the Old French "matinée," which originally meant "the duration of a morning" and was formed from "matin" (morning) with the feminine suffix "-ée," a common French ending that typically creates feminine nouns from masculine roots and often implies duration or quantity. This suffix comes from Latin "-ata," which carried feminine grammatical gender.
What is the French word for morning?
The French word for morning is la matinée — feminine.
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