Accordcopains
Copains is mannelijk in Frans. The article is les, so the full form is les copains ("friends").
MANNELIJKcopains is het meervoud van copain
les copains — friends
PROBEER HET
Hoe zeg je copains in het Frans?
How do you pronounce copains in Frans?
copains is pronounced /le kɔpɛ̃/ in Frans.
Voorbeeldzinnen
Mon copain est très intelligent et sympathique.
My boyfriend/male friend is very intelligent and nice. (The adjectives 'intelligent' and 'sympathique' agree with the masculine 'copain', and would change to 'intelligente' and 'sympathique' if referring to a female friend.)
Le copain de Marie est arrivé tard à la fête.
Marie's boyfriend/male friend arrived late to the party. (The definite article 'le' and past participle 'arrivé' show masculine agreement, whereas it would be 'la copine' and 'arrivée' for a female friend.)
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Waarom is het mannelijk?
Copains derives from Latin "cum panis" (with bread), which was grammatically masculine, and the word retained that gender through Old French "copain" into modern French. Like most French nouns ending in "-ain," it follows the typical pattern of masculine nouns in that suffix category.
Wat is friends in het Frans?
In het Frans is friends les copains — masculine.
Oefen met Accord
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