Accordpoliciers
les policiers
police officers
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How do you say policiers in French?
How do you pronounce policiers in French?
policiers is pronounced /le pɔlisje/ in French.
Example sentences
Le policier français est arrivé avec son collègue allemand.
The French police officer arrived with his German colleague.
Ce policier courageux a reçu une médaille honorifique pour son service dévoué.
This courageous police officer received an honorific medal for his devoted service.
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Why is it masculine?
Policiers is masculine because it is derived from the French noun "police" using the agent noun suffix "-ier", which typically produces masculine nouns in French. The "-ier" suffix (meaning "one who does" or "one who practices") is conventionally masculine in French occupational and agent nouns, following the pattern of words like "boulanger" (baker) and "charpentier" (carpenter). In French, occupational nouns ending in "-ier" are grammatically masculine by convention, regardless of whether they refer to men or women.
What is the French word for police officers?
The French word for police officers is les policiers — masculine.
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