🇫🇷 French

questions

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les questions

questions

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questions
/le kɛstjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say questions in French?

IPA
/le kɛstjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce questions in French?

questions is pronounced /le 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?

Questions 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 questions?

The French word for questions is les questions — feminine.

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