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Phares is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les phares ("lighthouses").
MASCULINEphares is the plural of phare
les phares — lighthouses
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How do you say phares in French?
How do you pronounce phares in French?
phares is pronounced /le faʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le phare ancien était très grand et impressionnant.
The old lighthouse was very large and impressive.
Ce phare blanc guide les bateaux avec son puissant faisceau lumineux.
This white lighthouse guides the boats with its powerful light beam.
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Why is it masculine?
Phares (lighthouse) is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "pharus" (borrowed from Greek "pharos"), the gender assignment in French is not automatically determined by the Latin "-us" ending. French nouns derived from Latin don't mechanically retain Latin gender patterns. "Phare" is masculine in French, but this is an established gender assignment for this specific word rather than a predictable application of Latin gender rules to French.
What is the French word for lighthouses?
The French word for lighthouses is les phares — masculine.
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