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la robe
dress
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How do you say robe in French?
How do you pronounce robe in French?
robe is pronounced /la ʁɔb/ in French.
Example sentences
La robe rouge est très élégante et elle convient parfaitement à la cérémonie.
The red dress is very elegant and it suits the ceremony perfectly. (Notice: 'la' robe, 'rouge' (feminine), 'très élégante' - all feminine forms)
Cette robe bleue que j'ai achetée hier est devenue ma préférée.
This blue dress that I bought yesterday has become my favorite. (Notice: 'Cette' (feminine demonstrative), 'bleue' (feminine adjective), 'achetée' (feminine past participle agreement), 'préférée' (feminine)
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Why is it feminine?
Robe is feminine in French. While it does derive from Old French and Germanic roots related to clothing, the feminine gender is not arbitrary. In French, many garment words are feminine, and "robe" follows this pattern. The word comes from a Germanic source (possibly related to Old High German "*rouba"), but the gender assignment was influenced by the natural tendency in Romance languages to assign feminine gender to many garment and clothing-related nouns. This is a productive pattern in French rather than a pure exception, though individual word genders must still be learned.
What is the French word for dress?
The French word for dress is la robe — feminine.
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