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la pensée
thought
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How do you say pensée in French?
How do you pronounce pensée in French?
pensée is pronounced /la pɑ̃se/ in French.
Example sentences
La pensée profonde de la philosophe a changé le monde.
The profound thought of the female philosopher changed the world.
Sa pensée créative était remarquable et inspirante pour tous ses étudiants.
Her creative thought was remarkable and inspiring to all her students.
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Why is it feminine?
Pensée is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "pensata" (past participle of "pensare," to think, used as a noun), which naturally carried feminine gender into Old French and Modern French. The -ée ending in French typically marks feminine nouns, reinforcing this inherited gender from Latin.
What is the French word for thought?
The French word for thought is la pensée — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | pensiero flips! | il | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | pensamento flips! | o | masculine |
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