🇫🇷 francês

moustiques

masculine

les moustiques

mosquitoes

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moustiques
/le mustik/
← masculine feminine →

Como se diz moustiques em francês?

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/le mustik/

How do you pronounce moustiques in francês?

moustiques is pronounced /le mustik/ in francês.

Frases de exemplo

Le moustique bleu qui a piqué mon bras est très dangereux.

The blue mosquito that stung my arm is very dangerous.

Ce petit moustique noir m'a réveillé cette nuit avec son bourdonnement agaçant.

This small black mosquito woke me up last night with its annoying buzzing.

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Por que é masculine?

Moustiques is masculine in French. While it does derive from Portuguese "mosquito" (diminutive of "mosca," meaning fly), which comes from Latin "musca," the gender assignment in French is not primarily explained by retention of source language gender. Rather, "moustique" is masculine because French nouns ending in "-ique" are typically masculine, and this pattern was applied to the borrowed word. The masculine gender became conventionalized through French usage.

Como se diz mosquitoes em francês?

Em francês, mosquitoes diz-se les moustiques — masculine.

Pratique com o Accord

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

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