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le rein
kidney
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How do you say rein in French?
How do you pronounce rein in French?
rein is pronounced /lə ʁɛ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le rein gauche du patient est endommagé et nécessite une intervention chirurgicale immédiate.
The patient's left kidney is damaged and requires immediate surgical intervention.
Son rein droit fonctionne parfaitement, mais le rein gauche est défaillant.
His right kidney works perfectly, but the left kidney is failing.
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Why is it masculine?
Rein (kidney) is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "renēs" (originally plural), the gender assignment in French is better explained by the fact that Latin masculine nouns (despite "renēs" being formally plural) influenced the development of French masculine forms. The masculine gender here reflects a common pattern where Latin words with certain phonetic endings or morphological characteristics became established as masculine in French, though the specific mechanism of gender assignment from Latin plurals to French singulars is complex and this word represents one of several similar cases rather than following a simple, predictable rule.
What is the French word for kidney?
The French word for kidney is le rein — masculine.
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