🇫🇷 French

poèmes

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

les poèmes

poems

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poèmes
/le pɔɛm/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say poèmes in French?

IPA
/le pɔɛm/

How do you pronounce poèmes in French?

poèmes is pronounced /le pɔɛm/ in French.

Example sentences

Le poème classique que j'ai lu hier était magnifique et profond.

The classical poem that I read yesterday was magnificent and profound.

Ce poème moderne est très court, mais il est vraiment intéressant et touchant.

This modern poem is very short, but it is truly interesting and moving.

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Why is it masculine?

Poèmes is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "poema" (neuter), the masculine gender in French is primarily due to the influence of the masculine ending "-ème" in French, which became associated with masculine nouns. However, the specific claim about "-me" being associated with masculine nouns in Romance languages is not well-supported; the actual gender assignment likely resulted from analogical reanalysis during the Latin-to-French transition rather than a systematic pattern with the "-me" ending.

What is the French word for poems?

The French word for poems is les poèmes — masculine.

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