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la mère
mother
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How do you say mère in French?
How do you pronounce mère in French?
mère is pronounced /la mɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La mère est très occupée aujourd'hui.
The mother is very busy today. (feminine article 'la' and adjective 'occupée' with -e ending agree with feminine noun)
Ma mère a acheté une nouvelle robe bleue pour son anniversaire.
My mother bought a new blue dress for her birthday. (possessive 'ma' for feminine, adjectives 'nouvelle' and 'bleue' with -e ending agree with feminine noun)
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Why is it feminine?
Mère (mother) is feminine because it descends from Latin "mater," which was grammatically feminine in the first declension, and French inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The feminine gender aligns with the biological sex of the referent, a pattern that holds for most family relation words in Romance languages.
What is the French word for mother?
The French word for mother is la mère — feminine.
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