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feminine
les roues
wheels
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roues
/le ʁu/
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How do you say roues in French?
IPA
/le ʁu/
How do you pronounce roues in French?
roues is pronounced /le 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?
Roues 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 wheels?
The French word for wheels is les roues — feminine.
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