🇫🇷 French

moment

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

le moment

moment

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moment
/lə mɔmɑ̃/
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How do you say moment in French?

IPA
/lə mɔmɑ̃/

How do you pronounce moment in French?

moment is pronounced /lə mɔmɑ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le moment précis où il a dit oui était le plus beau de ma vie.

The precise moment when he said yes was the most beautiful of my life.

Ce moment magique ne reviendra jamais, alors je veux le garder dans mon cœur.

This magical moment will never come back, so I want to keep it in my heart.

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Why is it masculine?

Moment is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin *momentum* (neuter), but the neuter gender collapsed into the masculine during the evolution from Latin to Old French, making most inherited neuter nouns masculine by default.

What is the French word for moment?

The French word for moment is le moment — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishmomentoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianmomentoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemomentoomasculine

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