🇫🇷 French

santés

feminine

les santés

healths

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santés
/le sɑ̃te/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say santés in French?

IPA
/le sɑ̃te/

How do you pronounce santés in French?

santés is pronounced /le sɑ̃te/ in French.

Example sentences

La santé publique est une priorité gouvernementale importante.

Public health is an important government priority. (feminine adjectives 'publique' and 'importante' agree with feminine noun 'santé')

Ma bonne santé me permet de travailler tous les jours.

My good health allows me to work every day. (feminine adjective 'bonne' and feminine possessive 'ma' agree with feminine 'santé'; contrast with masculine where it would be 'mon bon santé' if it were masculine)

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Why is it feminine?

Santés is feminine because it derives from Latin "sanitas," which was a feminine noun following the standard -itas ending pattern that produced feminine nouns in Romance languages. This Latin feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Old French and modern French.

What is the French word for healths?

The French word for healths is les santés — feminine.

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