French · word
Brother in French
le frère
The French for brother is le frère, a masculine noun. The plural is les frères.
le frère
noun
brother (a boy or man with the same parents as you)
Examples · 2
- Le frère de Hugo est plus jeune que lui.Hugo's brother is younger than him.
- Léa a deux frères et une sœur.Léa has two brothers and a sister.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| le frère | les frères |
The forms
- singular
- le frère
- plural
- les frères
- gender
- masculine
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.
brother (a boy or man with the same parents as you)
- Le frère de Hugo est plus jeune que lui.Hugo's brother is younger than him.
- Léa a deux frères et une sœur.Léa has two brothers and a sister.
- Mon petit frère joue dans le jardin.My little brother is playing in the garden.
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Questions people ask
- How do you say brother in French?
- Le frère. It means brother (a boy or man with the same parents as you).
- Is frère masculine or feminine?
- Masculine: le frère.
- What is the plural of frère?
- Les frères.
- How do you use frère in a sentence?
- Le frère de Hugo est plus jeune que lui. (Hugo's brother is younger than him.)
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