🇫🇷 French

soldats

masculine

les soldats

soldiers

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soldats
/le sɔlda/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say soldats in French?

IPA
/le sɔlda/

How do you pronounce soldats in French?

soldats is pronounced /le sɔlda/ in French.

Example sentences

Le soldat français est courageux et discipliné.

The French soldier is brave and disciplined.

Ce jeune soldat allemand a été décoré pour son action héroïque.

This young German soldier was decorated for his heroic action.

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Why is it masculine?

Soldats is masculine in French. While the word does derive from Italian "soldato" and ultimately from Latin "soldatus" (meaning "paid" or "hired"), the explanation that French retained the gender from Italian is misleading. In French, the masculine gender of "soldat" is better explained by the fact that it is a French noun ending in a consonant ("t"), and most French nouns referring to male persons or professions are masculine by convention. The etymological pathway is correct, but attributing the gender primarily to Italian influence overstates the role of that language in determining French gender assignment.

What is the French word for soldiers?

The French word for soldiers is les soldats — masculine.

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