🇫🇷 French

sac

masculine

le sac

bag

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sac
/lə sak/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sac in French?

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/lə sak/

How do you pronounce sac in French?

sac is pronounced /lə sak/ in French.

Example sentences

Le sac bleu est tombé par terre et s'est déchiré.

The blue bag fell to the ground and tore.

J'ai acheté un nouveau sac pour ranger mes affaires.

I bought a new bag to store my belongings.

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Why is it masculine?

Sac is masculine in French because it derives from Latin "saccus," which was also masculine, and French retained the grammatical gender of its Latin ancestor. The word likely has Semitic origins, entering Latin through trade contacts, but the masculine gender was established by the time it became a Romance language form.

What is the French word for bag?

The French word for bag is le sac — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishbolsoelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianborsa flips!lafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesebolsa flips!afeminine

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