Accordplaces
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
les places
places
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places
/le plas/
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Como se diz places em francês?
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/le plas/
How do you pronounce places in francês?
places is pronounced /le plas/ in francês.
Frases de exemplo
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.
Deslize places no Accord
Deslize centenas de palavras e domine o gênero gramatical em francês.
Por que é feminine?
Places 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.
Como se diz places em francês?
Em francês, places diz-se les places — feminine.
Pratique com o Accord
Deslize centenas de palavras e domine o gênero gramatical em francês.