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Dessins is masculine in French. The article is les, so the full form is les dessins ("drawings").
MASCULINEdessins is the plural of dessin
les dessins — drawings
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How do you say dessins in French?
How do you pronounce dessins in French?
dessins is pronounced /le desɛ̃/ in French.
Example sentences
Le dessin magnifique que j'ai créé hier est affiché au musée.
The magnificent drawing that I created yesterday is displayed in the museum.
Ce dessin original mérite d'être présenté au concours artistique.
This original drawing deserves to be presented at the art competition.
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Why is it masculine?
Dessins is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "designare" (to mark out or design), the gender assignment is not simply inherited from the Latin verb. Rather, "dessin" comes from the Old French noun "desseign" (a design or pattern), which developed masculine gender through French morphological patterns. The -in ending and semantic evolution in Old and Middle French established its masculine gender, which has remained consistent in modern French.
What is the French word for drawings?
The French word for drawings is les dessins — masculine.
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