🇫🇷 French

passeports

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masculine

les passeports

passports

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passeports
/le paspɔʁ/
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How do you say passeports in French?

IPA
/le paspɔʁ/

How do you pronounce passeports in French?

passeports is pronounced /le paspɔʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Mon passeport est bleu et très important pour voyager à l'étranger.

My passport is blue and very important for traveling abroad.

Le passeport français est reconnu dans tous les pays européens.

The French passport is recognized in all European countries.

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Why is it masculine?

Passeports is masculine. The word is a compound noun combining "passer" (to pass) and "port" (port/passage), derived from Old French and ultimately from Latin "portus" (port), which is masculine. The masculine gender was inherited from the Latin root "portus" and retained in the French compound noun.

What is the French word for passports?

The French word for passports is les passeports — masculine.

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