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l' ouest
west
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How do you say ouest in French?
How do you pronounce ouest in French?
ouest is pronounced /lwɛst/ in French.
Example sentences
L'ouest est très beau et pittoresque.
The west is very beautiful and picturesque. (masculine adjectives: beau, pittoresque)
L'ouest français est connu pour ses châteaux anciens et magnifiques.
The French west is known for its old and magnificent castles. (masculine adjectives: français, anciens, magnifiques agree with ouest)
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Why is it masculine?
Ouest (west) is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "occasus" (sunset, west), which was indeed masculine, the explanation of why French retained this gender is oversimplified. The gender was preserved through French's evolution from Latin, but the rule about "consonant-ending nouns defaulting to masculine" is not a reliable principle in French. Many French masculine nouns end in consonants, but many feminine nouns do as well. The word's masculinity is best explained simply as inherited from its Latin masculine source, rather than through a general rule about consonant endings.
What is the French word for west?
The French word for west is l' ouest — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | oeste | el | masculine |
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