French · word
Sister in French
la sœur
The French for sister is la sœur, a feminine noun. The plural is les sœurs.
la sœur
noun
sister, a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
Examples · 2
- Marie est la sœur de Paul, elle a deux ans de plus.Marie is Paul's sister, she is two years older.
- Léa a deux sœurs et un petit frère.Léa has two sisters and a little brother.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| la sœur | les sœurs |
The forms
- singular
- la sœur
- plural
- les sœurs
- 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.
sister, a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
- Marie est la sœur de Paul, elle a deux ans de plus.Marie is Paul's sister, she is two years older.
- Léa a deux sœurs et un petit frère.Léa has two sisters and a little brother.
- Ma grande sœur ressemble beaucoup à notre mère.My big sister looks a lot like our mother.
Words to compare
Close in meaning or in use. Each one has its own page.
Questions people ask
- How do you say sister in French?
- La sœur. It means sister, a girl or woman who has the same parents as you.
- Is sœur masculine or feminine?
- Feminine: la sœur.
- What is the plural of sœur?
- Les sœurs.
- How do you use sœur in a sentence?
- Marie est la sœur de Paul, elle a deux ans de plus. (Marie is Paul's sister, she is two years older.)
More French words
- amifriend, someone you like and know well
- baisera kiss
- bisoua kiss, especially a little affectionate one
- chatcat
- chevalhorse
- chiendog
- eauwater
- écoleschool
- étésummer, the warm season between spring and autumn
- famillefamily, the group of people you are related to
- fleurflower, bloom
- frèrebrother
- fromagecheese, the food made from milk
- garçonboy
- gâteaucake, a sweet baked dessert
- laitmilk
- mamanmum, mom
- merthe sea
- mèremother, a woman who has a child
- œufan egg
- oiseaua bird
- orangean orange
- painbread
- papillona butterfly, the insect with large coloured wings
All French words ›The French phrasebook ›French conjugation, verb by verb ›
Learn these words inside real sentences
The French course is on its way. Leave your email and get one message when it opens.