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Fish in French

le poisson

The French for fish is le poisson, a masculine noun. The plural is les poissons.

le poisson
noun
  • Regarde le poisson dans la rivière !Look at the fish in the river!

Singular · plural

singularplural
le poissonles poissons

The forms

singular
le poisson
plural
les poissons
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.

fish (the animal)

  • Regarde le poisson dans la rivière !Look at the fish in the river!

fish (as food)

  • Ce soir, nous mangeons du poisson avec du riz.Tonight we are eating fish with rice.
  • Paul a acheté un gros poisson frais au marché.Paul bought a big fresh fish at the market.

Questions people ask

How do you say fish in French?
Le poisson. It means fish (the animal).
Is poisson masculine or feminine?
Masculine: le poisson.
What is the plural of poisson?
Les poissons.
How do you use poisson in a sentence?
Regarde le poisson dans la rivière ! (Look at the fish in the river!)

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