🇫🇷 francês

absence

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

l' absence

absence

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absence
/lapsɑ̃s/
← masculine feminine →

Como se diz absence em francês?

AFI
/lapsɑ̃s/

How do you pronounce absence in francês?

absence is pronounced /lapsɑ̃s/ in francês.

Frases de exemplo

L'absence prolongée de ma mère m'a rendu triste.

My mother's prolonged absence made me sad.

Cette absence injustifiée sera signalée à la directrice.

This unjustified absence will be reported to the principal.

Deslize absence no Accord

Deslize centenas de palavras e domine o gênero gramatical em francês.

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Por que é feminine?

Absence is feminine in French because it derives from the Latin noun *absentia*, which is feminine (following the first declension ending in *-ia*), and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered French. Like many French nouns ending in *-ence* (such as *présence*, *essence*, *patience*), it retained the feminine gender of its Latin ancestor.

Como se diz absence em francês?

Em francês, absence diz-se l' absence — feminine.

Pratique com o Accord

Deslize centenas de palavras e domine o gênero gramatical em francês.

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