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School in French

l'école

The French for school is l'école, a feminine noun. The article l' hides the gender, so learn it with the word: école is feminine. The plural is les écoles.

l'école
noun

school (the place where children are taught)

Examples · 2

  • Les enfants vont à l'école tous les matins.The children go to school every morning.
  • Une école a ouvert cette année pour les enfants du village.A school opened this year for the children of the village.

Singular · plural

singularplural
l'écoleles écoles

The forms

singular
l'école
plural
les écoles
gender
feminine

In real sentences

Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.

school (the place where children are taught)

  • Les enfants vont à l'école tous les matins.The children go to school every morning.
  • Une école a ouvert cette année pour les enfants du village.A school opened this year for the children of the village.
  • Ma fille aime sa nouvelle école et ses professeurs.My daughter likes her new school and her teachers.

Questions people ask

How do you say school in French?
L'école. It means school (the place where children are taught).
Is école masculine or feminine?
Feminine: l'école.
What is the plural of école?
Les écoles.
How do you use école in a sentence?
Les enfants vont à l'école tous les matins. (The children go to school every morning.)

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