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How do you say plan in French?
How do you pronounce plan in French?
plan is pronounced /lə plɑ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le plan détaillé que j'ai préparé montre tous les bâtiments importants de la ville.
The detailed plan that I prepared shows all the important buildings in the city.
Ce plan ambitieux nécessite un budget considérable pour être réalisé correctement.
This ambitious plan requires a considerable budget to be carried out correctly.
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Why is it masculine?
Plan is masculine in French. While it does derive from Latin "planus" (meaning flat or level), the explanation of gender assignment through first-declension adjective classification is imprecise. In Latin, "planus" is a masculine adjective of the first/second declension. When French inherited this word as a noun, it retained masculine gender, which aligns with French's tendency to assign masculine gender to many nouns derived from Latin masculine forms. The word "plan" literally means "flat" or "level" and metaphorically refers to a "plan" or "design" (something laid out flat).
What is the French word for plan?
The French word for plan is le plan — masculine.
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