🇫🇷 French

recherche

feminine

la recherche

research

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recherche
/la ʁəʃɛʁʃ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say recherche in French?

IPA
/la ʁəʃɛʁʃ/

How do you pronounce recherche in French?

recherche is pronounced /la ʁəʃɛʁʃ/ in French.

Example sentences

La recherche scientifique est très importante pour notre avenir.

Scientific research is very important for our future.

Cette nouvelle recherche a révélé des résultats surprenants et intéressants.

This new research revealed surprising and interesting results.

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Why is it feminine?

Recherche is feminine because it is a noun derived from the Old French verb "recherchier." In French, many abstract nouns derived from verbs, particularly those ending in "-che," are feminine by convention. The feminine gender was established as the noun form became standardized in Middle French.

What is the French word for research?

The French word for research is la recherche — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishinvestigaciónlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianricercalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepesquisaafeminine

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