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How do you say "apartment" in French?
l' appartement
In French, "apartment" is l' appartement.
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Pronunciation
Give appartement a French shape, since you finish with a nasal "ah" sound through the nose; the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it. Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Grammar notes
l' appartement is masculine. Its plural is appartements.
Example sentence
Ils louaient un petit appartement en ville.
They rented a small apartment in the city.
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How to remember l' appartement
Imagine someone in Paris pointing at a apartment and calling it appartement; replay that scene each time you forget.
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Questions about l' appartement
How do you pronounce l' appartement?
Give appartement a French shape, since you finish with a nasal "ah" sound through the nose; the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it. Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Is l' appartement masculine or feminine?
l' appartement is masculine. l' appartement is masculine. Its plural is appartements.
How is l' appartement used in French?
l' appartement is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ils louaient un petit appartement en ville. (They rented a small apartment in the city.).
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