🇫🇷 French

présidents

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 présidents

presidents

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présidents
/le pʁezidɑ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say présidents in French?

IPA
/le pʁezidɑ̃/

How do you pronounce présidents in French?

présidents is pronounced /le pʁezidɑ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

Le président français est très intelligent et il a été élu récemment.

The French president is very intelligent and he was recently elected.

Le nouveau président américain a prononcé un discours important devant tous les citoyens.

The new American president gave an important speech in front of all citizens.

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Why is it masculine?

Présidents is masculine because it derives from the Latin "praesidens" (one who sits before/presides). In Latin, this word functioned as a masculine noun, and French inherited this grammatical gender. While the role can now be held by people of any gender, the word itself retains its original masculine gender in French.

What is the French word for presidents?

The French word for presidents is les présidents — masculine.

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