🇫🇷 French

photos

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les photos

photos

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photos
/le fɔto/
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How do you say photos in French?

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/le fɔto/

How do you pronounce photos in French?

photos is pronounced /le 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?

Photos 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 photos?

The French word for photos is les photos — feminine.

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