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feminine
la place
place
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/la plas/
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How do you say place in French?
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/la plas/
How do you pronounce place in French?
place is pronounced /la plas/ in French.
Example sentences
La place publique était bondée de manifestants.
The public square was crowded with protesters.
Cette petite place pittoresque était ma favorite.
This small picturesque square was my favorite.
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Why is it feminine?
Place is feminine in French because it derives from Latin *platea*, which was feminine, ultimately from Greek *plateia* (broad street); French retained the feminine gender of its Latin source word. This is a straightforward case of gender inheritance rather than following a productive morphological rule.
What is the French word for place?
The French word for place is la place — feminine.
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