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la montagne
mountain
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How do you say montagne in French?
How do you pronounce montagne in French?
montagne is pronounced /la mɔ̃taɲ/ in French.
Example sentences
La montagne est très haute et majestueuse.
The mountain is very tall and majestic (feminine agreement on adjectives: haute, majestueuse).
Cette ancienne montagne a été formée il y a des millions d'années.
This old mountain was formed millions of years ago (feminine agreement on demonstrative and adjective: cette, ancienne).
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Why is it feminine?
Montagne is feminine because it derives from Latin "montanea" (a feminine adjective form meaning "mountainous"), which became a noun in Romance languages; the -agne ending in French typically preserves feminine gender from Latin feminine forms ending in -a or -aea.
What is the French word for mountain?
The French word for mountain is la montagne — feminine.
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