🇫🇷 French

pas

masculine

les pas

steps

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pas
/le pɑ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pas in French?

IPA
/le pɑ/

How do you pronounce pas in French?

pas is pronounced /le pɑ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le pas lourd du soldat résonnait dans la rue silencieuse.

The heavy footstep of the soldier echoed in the silent street.

Son premier pas était un moment mémorable pour toute la famille.

His first step was a memorable moment for the entire family.

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Why is it masculine?

Pas is masculine because it derives from the Latin "passus" (a step or pace), which carried masculine gender, and French inherited this grammatical gender from Latin through regular sound changes. It's a straightforward case of gender preservation from the Romance language's Latin ancestor.

What is the French word for steps?

The French word for steps is les pas — masculine.

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