🇫🇷 French

minutes

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 minutes

minutes

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minutes
/le minyt/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say minutes in French?

IPA
/le minyt/

How do you pronounce minutes in French?

minutes is pronounced /le minyt/ in French.

Example sentences

La minute suivante a été décisive pour notre victoire.

The following minute was decisive for our victory.

Cette minute précieuse a changé toute ma vie.

This precious minute changed my entire life.

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Why is it feminine?

Minutes is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin "minuta" (feminine form of "minutus," meaning "small"). In French, nouns ending in "-e" are typically feminine. The word retained its feminine gender from Latin when adopted into French, following the pattern of Romance language gender inheritance.

What is the French word for minutes?

The French word for minutes is les minutes — feminine.

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