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masculine
le singe
monkey
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/lə sɛ̃ʒ/
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How do you say singe in French?
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/lə sɛ̃ʒ/
How do you pronounce singe in French?
singe is pronounced /lə sɛ̃ʒ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le singe intelligent a ouvert la porte avec sa main.
The intelligent monkey opened the door with his hand.
Ce petit singe brun a volé une banane à l'autre animal.
This small brown monkey stole a banana from the other animal.
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Why is it masculine?
Singe is masculine because it derives from Latin "simius," which was masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes during the language's evolution from Vulgar Latin.
What is the French word for monkey?
The French word for monkey is le singe — masculine.
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