🇫🇷 French

motos

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 motos

motorcycles

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motos
/le moto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say motos in French?

IPA
/le moto/

How do you pronounce motos in French?

motos is pronounced /le moto/ in French.

Example sentences

La moto rouge est très rapide et elle est très chère.

The red motorcycle is very fast and it is very expensive.

Ma nouvelle moto italienne est arrivée hier et je suis très content de l'avoir.

My new Italian motorcycle arrived yesterday and I am very happy to have it.

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Why is it feminine?

Motos is feminine in French because it's a shortened form of "motocyclette," which is feminine; the full word derives from Latin "motus" (motion) combined with Greek "kyklos" (circle), and French grammatically treats abbreviated words by the gender of their source word. This is an exception to typical gender patterns rather than following a predictable rule.

What is the French word for motorcycles?

The French word for motorcycles is les motos — feminine.

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