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feminine
la place
place
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/la plas/
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Come si dice place in francese?
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/la plas/
How do you pronounce place in francese?
place is pronounced /la plas/ in francese.
Frasi di esempio
La place publique était bondée de manifestants.
The public square was crowded with protesters.
Cette petite place pittoresque était ma favorite.
This small picturesque square was my favorite.
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Perché è feminine?
Place is feminine in French because it derives from Latin *platea*, which was feminine, ultimately from Greek *plateia* (broad street); French retained the feminine gender of its Latin source word. This is a straightforward case of gender inheritance rather than following a productive morphological rule.
Come si dice place in francese?
In francese, place si dice la place — feminine.
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