🇫🇷 French

réalité

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

la réalité

reality

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réalité
/la ʁealite/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say réalité in French?

IPA
/la ʁealite/

How do you pronounce réalité in French?

réalité is pronounced /la ʁealite/ in French.

Example sentences

La réalité est souvent plus complexe que notre perception initiale.

Reality is often more complex than our initial perception.

Cette nouvelle réalité économique exige une adaptation rapide de nos stratégies.

This new economic reality requires a rapid adaptation of our strategies.

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Why is it feminine?

Réalité is feminine because it derives from the Latin "realis" (adjective meaning "relating to things"), which was nominalized as "realitas" — and Latin nouns ending in "-itas" were feminine, a gender that was preserved when the word entered Old French and evolved into the modern form.

What is the French word for reality?

The French word for reality is la réalité — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishrealidadlafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueserealidadeafeminine

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