🇫🇷 French

nations

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 nations

nations

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nations
/le nasjɔ̃/
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How do you say nations in French?

IPA
/le nasjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce nations in French?

nations is pronounced /le nasjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

La nation française est très ancienne et elle a une longue histoire.

The French nation is very old and it has a long history.

Cette nation africaine est devenue indépendante et elle est maintenant prospère.

This African nation became independent and it is now prosperous.

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Why is it feminine?

Nations is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin "natio" (feminine), which comes from "nasci" (to be born); the feminine grammatical gender was preserved through Old French into modern French, following the typical pattern where Latin feminine nouns ending in "-tio" became French feminine nouns in "-tion."

What is the French word for nations?

The French word for nations is les nations — feminine.

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