Accordmétal
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masculine
le métal
metal
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métal
/lə metal/
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How do you say métal in French?
IPA
/lə metal/
How do you pronounce métal in French?
métal is pronounced /lə metal/ in French.
Example sentences
Le métal brillant reflète la lumière du soleil.
The shiny metal reflects the sunlight.
Ce métal lourd est difficile à transporter.
This heavy metal is difficult to transport.
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Why is it masculine?
Métal is masculine because it derives from Latin "metallum," which was masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes during the language's evolution from Vulgar Latin. This is a straightforward inheritance rather than an exception.
What is the French word for metal?
The French word for metal is le métal — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | metal | el | masculine |
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