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Boutons is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les boutons ("buttons").
MASCULINEboutons is the plural of bouton
les boutons — buttons
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How do you say boutons in French?
How do you pronounce boutons in French?
boutons is pronounced /le butɔ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le bouton rouge est cassé et je dois le remplacer.
The red button is broken and I need to replace it.
Ce bouton bleu était autrefois très populaire sur les vieux téléphones.
This blue button was once very popular on old phones.
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Why is it masculine?
Boutons is masculine because it derives from Old French "bote" (a swelling or bud), which has roots in Frankish or Germanic languages (related to English "bud"). The -on suffix in French, while often associated with diminutives, frequently produces masculine nouns, and this gender was maintained through the word's evolution in French.
What is the French word for buttons?
The French word for buttons is les boutons — masculine.
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