🇫🇷 French

projet

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

le projet

project

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projet
/lə pʁɔʒɛ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say projet in French?

IPA
/lə pʁɔʒɛ/

How do you pronounce projet in French?

projet is pronounced /lə pʁɔʒɛ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le projet ambitieux que nous avons lancé nécessite des investissements importants.

The ambitious project that we launched requires significant investments.

Ce projet innovant a reçu un accueil très favorable de la part des investisseurs.

This innovative project received a very favorable reception from investors.

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Why is it masculine?

Projet is masculine because it derives from the Latin "projectus," the past participle of "proicere" (meaning to throw forward). In French, words derived from Latin masculine adjectives in the nominative singular form (like "projectus") typically retain masculine gender. The word entered Old French as a masculine noun and has remained masculine in modern French.

What is the French word for project?

The French word for project is le projet — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishproyectoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianprogettoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseprojetoomasculine

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