🇫🇷 French

matins

masculine

les matins

mornings

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matins
/le matɛ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say matins in French?

IPA
/le matɛ̃/

How do you pronounce matins in French?

matins is pronounced /le matɛ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le matin est mon moment préféré de la journée.

The morning is my favorite moment of the day. (masculine adjective 'préféré' agrees with masculine 'matin')

Chaque matin, je prends un bon café chaud avant de sortir.

Every morning, I have a good hot coffee before leaving. (masculine adjective 'bon' and 'chaud' agree with masculine 'matin')

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Why is it masculine?

Matins is masculine because it derives from the Latin "matutinum" (adjective meaning "of the morning"), which when used as a noun in Late Latin became "matutinum" (masculine) referring to morning prayers or the morning itself, and this masculine gender was preserved as it evolved into Old French and modern French. The masculine grammatical gender stuck despite the semantic shift from the adjective's origins.

What is the French word for mornings?

The French word for mornings is les matins — masculine.

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