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How do you say question in French?
How do you pronounce question in French?
question is pronounced /la kɛstjɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
La question est très importante et elle mérite une réponse sérieuse.
The question is very important and it deserves a serious answer.
Cette vieille question a été posée plusieurs fois, mais personne n'a trouvé la bonne réponse.
This old question has been asked several times, but nobody has found the right answer.
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Why is it feminine?
Question is feminine in French because it derives from Latin *quaestio* (feminine), which belonged to the third declension (not first declension) and ended in *-io*. Third declension nouns ending in *-io* were typically feminine in Latin. This feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and Modern French.
What is the French word for question?
The French word for question is la question — feminine.
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