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Family in French
la famille
The French for family is la famille, a feminine noun. The plural is les familles.
la famille
noun
family, the group of people you are related to (parents, children, relatives)
Examples · 2
- Toute la famille mange ensemble le dimanche.The whole family eats together on Sundays.
- Trois familles habitent dans ce grand immeuble.Three families live in this big building.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| la famille | les familles |
The forms
- singular
- la famille
- plural
- les familles
- 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.
family, the group of people you are related to (parents, children, relatives)
- Toute la famille mange ensemble le dimanche.The whole family eats together on Sundays.
- Trois familles habitent dans ce grand immeuble.Three families live in this big building.
- Hugo a une grande famille : cinq frères et deux sœurs.Hugo has a big family: five brothers and two sisters.
Questions people ask
- How do you say family in French?
- La famille. It means family, the group of people you are related to (parents, children, relatives).
- Is famille masculine or feminine?
- Feminine: la famille.
- What is the plural of famille?
- Les familles.
- How do you use famille in a sentence?
- Toute la famille mange ensemble le dimanche. (The whole family eats together on Sundays.)
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