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How do you say "border" in French?
la frontière
In French, "border" is la frontière.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce fron-TYEHR, nasalizing the first syllable and rolling the final r.
Grammar notes
la frontière is feminine. Its plural is frontières.
Example sentence
Ils ont traversé la frontière en train.
They crossed the border by train.
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How to remember la frontière
Frontière shares a root with 'frontier', the edge of known territory.
Related words
- courtyard la cour
- plaza la place
- square la place
- monument le monument
- lighthouse le phare
- pier la jetée
- dock le quai
- marina la marina
- suburb la banlieue
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Questions about la frontière
How do you pronounce la frontière?
Pronounce fron-TYEHR, nasalizing the first syllable and rolling the final r.
Is la frontière masculine or feminine?
la frontière is feminine. la frontière is feminine. Its plural is frontières.
How is la frontière used in French?
la frontière is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ils ont traversé la frontière en train. (They crossed the border by train.).
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