raisons
les raisons
reasons
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How do you say raisons in French?
How do you pronounce raisons in French?
raisons is pronounced /le ʁɛzɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
La raison principale pour laquelle je suis venue est que j'avais besoin de comprendre.
The main reason why I came is that I needed to understand.
Sa raison était si logique et si claire que tout le monde l'a acceptée immédiatement.
Her reason was so logical and so clear that everyone accepted it immediately.
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Why is it feminine?
Raisons is feminine because it derives from Latin "ratio", which despite being nominative singular, belonged to the third declension. In Latin, "ratio" was feminine in gender. This feminine gender was preserved through Old French and into Modern French, following the general pattern where many Latin third declension nouns retained their original gender during the evolution from Latin to Romance languages.
What is the French word for reasons?
The French word for reasons is les raisons — feminine.
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