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How do you say statues in French?
How do you pronounce statues in French?
statues is pronounced /le staty/ in French.
Example sentences
La statue ancienne a été restaurée avec soin par les experts du musée.
The ancient statue was carefully restored by the museum experts.
Cette statue monumentale est devenue le symbole célèbre de notre ville.
This monumental statue has become the famous symbol of our city.
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Why is it feminine?
Statues is feminine in French because it derives from Latin *statua*, which was grammatically feminine, likely due to the feminine ending *-a* that was common in Latin's first declension. The gender was preserved when the word entered French and remained feminine even as the *-a* ending eventually disappeared in French pronunciation.
What is the French word for statues?
The French word for statues is les statues — feminine.
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