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How do you say type in French?
How do you pronounce type in French?
type is pronounced /lə tip/ in French.
Example sentences
Le type blond qui travaille au café est très sympathique.
The blond guy who works at the café is very nice.
C'est un type intelligent et créatif que j'ai rencontré hier.
He's an intelligent and creative guy that I met yesterday.
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Why is it masculine?
Type is masculine in French because it derives from the Greek "typos" (τύπος), meaning "blow" or "impression," which entered French through Latin "typus"—and Latin masculine nouns ending in "-us" typically remained masculine when borrowed into French. This is an exception to the common pattern where many French nouns shifted gender, but Greek-derived words often retained their original masculine classification.
What is the French word for type?
The French word for type is le type — masculine.
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