🇫🇷 French

mondes

masculine

les mondes

worlds

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mondes
/le mɔ̃d/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say mondes in French?

IPA
/le mɔ̃d/

How do you pronounce mondes in French?

mondes is pronounced /le mɔ̃d/ in French.

Example sentences

Le monde entier a regardé cet événement historique.

The entire world watched this historical event. (Note: 'entier' is masculine singular to agree with 'monde')

Le monde moderne est connecté par internet.

The modern world is connected by the internet. (Note: 'moderne' ends in -e but still marks masculine agreement with 'monde')

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Why is it masculine?

Mondes is masculine because it derives from the Latin "mundus" (masculine), which originally meant "ornament" or "adornment" before taking on the meaning of "world" or "universe." The masculine gender was simply inherited from Latin along with the word itself.

What is the French word for worlds?

The French word for worlds is les mondes — masculine.

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