🇫🇷 French

services

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 services

services

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services
/le sɛʁvis/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say services in French?

IPA
/le sɛʁvis/

How do you pronounce services in French?

services is pronounced /le sɛʁvis/ in French.

Example sentences

Le service était excellent et très rapide.

The service was excellent and very fast. (masculine adjectives: excellent, rapide)

Ce bon service mérite une généreuse récompense.

This good service deserves a generous reward. (masculine adjectives: bon, généreux agree with service)

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Why is it masculine?

Services is masculine in French because it derives from the Latin "servitium," which was masculine. French inherited the masculine gender from Latin, maintaining it through regular sound changes. The Latin ending "-ium" regularly became the French ending "-e" in masculine nouns, as seen in many cognates.

What is the French word for services?

The French word for services is les services — masculine.

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