🇫🇷 Frans

mer

Mer is vrouwelijk in Frans. The article is la, so the full form is la mer ("sea").

VROUWELIJK

la mer

sea

PROBEER HET

mer
/la mɛʁ/
← mannelijk vrouwelijk →

Hoe zeg je mer in het Frans?

IPA
/la mɛʁ/

How do you pronounce mer in Frans?

mer is pronounced /la mɛʁ/ in Frans.

Voorbeeldzinnen

La mer est calme aujourd'hui, mais elle devient dangereuse quand elle est agitée.

The sea is calm today, but it becomes dangerous when it is rough. (Feminine agreement: 'la' article, 'calme' adjective, 'elle' pronoun, 'agitée' adjective all feminine)

Cette belle mer méditerranéenne attire de nombreux touristes chaque année.

This beautiful Mediterranean sea attracts many tourists every year. (Feminine agreement: 'Cette' feminine demonstrative, 'belle' feminine adjective, 'méditerranéenne' feminine adjective)

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Waarom is het vrouwelijk?

Mer (sea) is feminine in French. It derives from Latin "mare," which was neuter in classical Latin. During the evolution from Latin to Old French, the neuter gender was lost. Latin neuter nouns ending in "-e" (like mare) typically developed an -e ending in Old French phonetics, which became associated with feminine gender in French. This phonetic change, combined with the natural sound of the word in Old French, contributed to "mer" becoming feminine. However, this is not a reliable rule, as many Latin neuter nouns became masculine in French instead.

Wat is sea in het Frans?

In het Frans is sea la mer — feminine.

Geslacht in verschillende talen

TaalWoordLidwoordGeslacht
🇪🇸 Spanishmar flips!elmannelijk
🇮🇹 Italianmare flips!ilmannelijk
🇵🇹 Portuguesemar flips!omannelijk

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