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Father in French
le père
The French for father is le père, a masculine noun. The plural is les pères.
le père
noun
father
Examples · 2
- Le père de Paul l'accompagne au football le samedi.Paul's father takes him to football on Saturdays.
- Des pères attendent leurs enfants devant l'école.Some fathers are waiting for their children in front of the school.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| le père | les pères |
The forms
- singular
- le père
- plural
- les pères
- 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.
father
- Le père de Paul l'accompagne au football le samedi.Paul's father takes him to football on Saturdays.
- Des pères attendent leurs enfants devant l'école.Some fathers are waiting for their children in front of the school.
- Hugo est un père patient avec ses trois enfants.Hugo is a patient father with his three children.
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Questions people ask
- How do you say father in French?
- Le père. It means father.
- Is père masculine or feminine?
- Masculine: le père.
- What is the plural of père?
- Les pères.
- How do you use père in a sentence?
- Le père de Paul l'accompagne au football le samedi. (Paul's father takes him to football on Saturdays.)
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