🇫🇷 French

sens

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les sens

senses

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sens
/le sɑ̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sens in French?

IPA
/le sɑ̃s/

How do you pronounce sens in French?

sens is pronounced /le sɑ̃s/ in French.

Example sentences

Le sens unique de cette rue est très important pour la circulation.

The one-way direction of this street is very important for traffic.

Ce bon sens pratique m'a aidé à résoudre le problème rapidement.

This good practical sense helped me solve the problem quickly.

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Why is it masculine?

Sens is masculine because it derives from Latin "sensus" (a masculine second-declension noun meaning "feeling" or "perception"), which retained its masculine gender when Romance languages evolved from Latin. The -us ending in Latin typically indicated masculine nouns, a pattern that carried over into French grammatical gender.

What is the French word for senses?

The French word for senses is les sens — masculine.

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