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How do you say photo in French?
How do you pronounce photo in French?
photo is pronounced /la fɔto/ in French.
Example sentences
La photo ancienne montre ma grand-mère quand elle était jeune.
The old photo shows my grandmother when she was young.
Cette photo magnifique a remporté le premier prix au concours international.
This magnificent photo won first prize at the international competition.
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Why is it feminine?
Photo is feminine in French because it's a shortened form of "photographie," which is feminine due to its Greek roots (photo- meaning "light" and -graphie from Greek -graphia, a feminine suffix denoting the act of writing or recording). The gender of the full word was retained when it was abbreviated.
What is the French word for photo?
The French word for photo is la photo — feminine.
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