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One question about "French" When we say France with French we often say " La France". If I got this right which means " France", this word belong in female by French. the matter is can I use "Le", afterall I think Country should not be in sexual.
Oct 4, 2015 1:30 PM
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One question about "French"

When we say France in  French we often say " La France".
If I got this right ,it  means " France", this word  is feminine in  French.
the  thing is can I use "Le", after all  I think a Country should not be in sexual.

No you can only say "La France" because in the French Language France is feminine. Every noun has masculine or feminine in French (and also in other languages!) so you cannot choose which gender to use, or decide not to use it, if you want to learn to speak correctly.All languages have different grammar rules,which we have to learn.

October 4, 2015

A question about "French"

When we say "France" in French, we often say " La France".
If I got this right, it  means that " France" is a word that is considered as female by the French.
The question is:  can I use "Le"? (after all, I think, "country" should not have a gender).

 

Ruth is explaining this very well: it's tough, but that is what it is!


May I just add:

Almost every country ending in an “e” is a feminine country.

However, there are some exceptions which can you can only resolve through memorization. (eg: le Mexique, le Mozambique, etc...)

October 4, 2015
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