🇫🇷 French

usine

feminine

l' usine

factory

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usine
/lyzin/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say usine in French?

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/lyzin/

How do you pronounce usine in French?

usine is pronounced /lyzin/ in French.

Example sentences

L'usine nouvelle est très moderne et produit des voitures électriques.

The new factory is very modern and produces electric cars.

Cette grande usine française emploie cinq mille ouvriers qualifiés.

This large French factory employs five thousand skilled workers.

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Why is it feminine?

Usine is feminine because French nouns ending in "-ine" are typically feminine. This suffix derives from Latin feminine endings and is a reliable indicator of feminine gender in French. "Usine" (factory) follows this common pattern.

What is the French word for factory?

The French word for factory is l' usine — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianfabbricalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesefábricaafeminine

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