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Comportements is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les comportements ("behaviors").
MASCULINEcomportements is the plural of comportement
les comportements — behaviors
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How do you say comportements in French?
How do you pronounce comportements in French?
comportements is pronounced /le kɔ̃pɔʁtəmɑ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le comportement agressif du chien a effrayé tous les enfants du parc.
The dog's aggressive behavior frightened all the children in the park.
Ce comportement irresponsable a eu des conséquences graves pour l'entreprise.
This irresponsible behavior had serious consequences for the company.
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Why is it masculine?
Comportements is masculine because it derives from the Latin "comportamentum," a noun formation from "comportare" (to carry or bear together). The "-ment" suffix in French consistently produces masculine nouns. Latin "-mentum" nouns were grammatically neuter, but when Romance languages evolved, these nouns were reanalyzed and treated as masculine in French, establishing the pattern that all French "-ment" nouns are masculine.
What is the French word for behaviors?
The French word for behaviors is les comportements — masculine.
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