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la promesse
promise
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How do you say promesse in French?
How do you pronounce promesse in French?
promesse is pronounced /la pʁɔmɛs/ in French.
Example sentences
La promesse solennelle qu'il a faite était très importante pour sa famille.
The solemn promise he made was very important to his family.
Cette promesse brisée a causé une grande déception chez tous ses amis.
This broken promise caused great disappointment among all his friends.
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Why is it feminine?
Promesse is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "promissa" (feminine past participle of "promittere," meaning "to promise"), which naturally retained its feminine gender when adopted into Old French. This follows the regular pattern where Latin feminine forms ending in -a typically became feminine nouns in -e in French.
What is the French word for promise?
The French word for promise is la promesse — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | promessa | la | feminine |
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