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Bread in French
le pain
The French for bread is le pain, a masculine noun. The plural is les pains.
le pain
noun
- Le pain de cette boulangerie est délicieux.The bread from this bakery is delicious.
- Il reste encore du pain pour le dîner.There is still some bread left for dinner.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| le pain | les pains |
The forms
- singular
- le pain
- plural
- les pains
- gender
- masculine
In real sentences
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bread
- Le pain de cette boulangerie est délicieux.The bread from this bakery is delicious.
- Il reste encore du pain pour le dîner.There is still some bread left for dinner.
a loaf of bread
- Marie coupe un gros pain blanc.Marie is cutting a big white loaf.
Questions people ask
- How do you say bread in French?
- Le pain. It means bread.
- Is pain masculine or feminine?
- Masculine: le pain.
- What is the plural of pain?
- Les pains.
- How do you use pain in a sentence?
- Le pain de cette boulangerie est délicieux. (The bread from this bakery is delicious.)
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