🇫🇷 French

objets

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masculine

les objets

objects

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objets
/lez ɔbʒɛ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say objets in French?

IPA
/lez ɔbʒɛ/

How do you pronounce objets in French?

objets is pronounced /lez ɔbʒɛ/ in French.

Example sentences

L'objet ancien que j'ai trouvé au marché est très précieux.

The old object that I found at the market is very precious.

Cet objet bleu appartient à mon ami; il est magnifique.

This blue object belongs to my friend; it is magnificent.

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Why is it masculine?

Objets is masculine because it derives from the Latin "obiectum" (neuter noun). When Romance languages lost the neuter gender system, neuter nouns were typically reassigned to either masculine or feminine categories. In Old French, "obiectum" became "objet" and was treated as masculine, likely influenced by phonetic patterns and analogy with other masculine nouns. While the rule mentions the "-et" ending, this is misleading—"objet" does not have a diminutive suffix; rather, it reflects the regular phonetic evolution of Latin "obiectum" in French phonology.

What is the French word for objects?

The French word for objects is les objets — masculine.

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