🇫🇷 French

secondes

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feminine

les secondes

seconds

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secondes
/le səɡɔ̃d/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say secondes in French?

IPA
/le səɡɔ̃d/

How do you pronounce secondes in French?

secondes is pronounced /le səɡɔ̃d/ in French.

Example sentences

La seconde fois que je suis venue à Paris, j'étais complètement émerveillée.

The second time that I came to Paris, I was completely amazed.

Ma fille est en seconde au lycée et elle adore sa nouvelle classe.

My daughter is in tenth grade and she loves her new class.

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Why is it feminine?

Secondes is feminine because it derives from the Latin feminine adjective "secunda" (feminine form of "secundus"), which was used in the phrase "secunda minuta" (second minute) to describe the second division of an hour. The feminine gender was preserved in French through this etymological line.

What is the French word for seconds?

The French word for seconds is les secondes — feminine.

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