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feminine
la roue
wheel
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roue
/la ʁu/
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How do you say roue in French?
IPA
/la ʁu/
How do you pronounce roue in French?
roue is pronounced /la ʁu/ in French.
Example sentences
La roue avant est cassée, je dois la remplacer immédiatement.
The front wheel is broken, I must replace it immediately.
Cette vieille roue en bois était très lourde et difficile à tourner.
This old wooden wheel was very heavy and difficult to turn.
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Why is it feminine?
Roue is feminine because it derives from Latin "rota," which was feminine in gender, and French inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin feminine ending "-a" typically became "-e" in French, preserving the feminine classification.
What is the French word for wheel?
The French word for wheel is la roue — feminine.
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