🇫🇷 French

pianos

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masculine

les pianos

pianos

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pianos
/le pjano/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pianos in French?

IPA
/le pjano/

How do you pronounce pianos in French?

pianos is pronounced /le pjano/ in French.

Example sentences

Le piano noir est très ancien et coûteux.

The black piano is very old and expensive.

Mon professeur a acheté un nouveau piano magnifique pour son studio.

My teacher bought a new magnificent piano for his studio.

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Why is it masculine?

Pianos is masculine in French (le piano) because it derives from Italian "pianoforte," which is masculine in Italian, and French retained this gender when adopting the word in the 18th century rather than applying gender rules based on the word's ending or meaning.

What is the French word for pianos?

The French word for pianos is les pianos — masculine.

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