🇫🇷 French

rouges

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masculine

les rouges

reds

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rouges
/le ʁuʒ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say rouges in French?

IPA
/le ʁuʒ/

How do you pronounce rouges in French?

rouges is pronounced /le ʁuʒ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le rouge est la couleur préférée du peintre français.

Red is the favorite color of the French painter.

Ce rouge profond et magnifique illumine tout le tableau.

This deep and magnificent red illuminates the entire painting.

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Why is it masculine?

Rouges is an adjective (not a noun) meaning "red" in French. It is considered masculine in its base form, though as an adjective it agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies. The word derives from Latin "rubeus" (red), and while the etymology is plausible, the gender assignment is misleading: French color adjectives are typically invariable or follow standard adjective agreement patterns rather than retaining inherent gender from Latin masculine forms. The masculine designation here reflects grammatical convention for citation forms rather than a historical retention of Latin masculine gender.

What is the French word for reds?

The French word for reds is les rouges — masculine.

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