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How do you say "carp" in French?
la carpe
In French, "carp" is la carpe.
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Pronunciation
Say karp, rhyming with 'harp'. It is a short, simple word.
Grammar notes
La carpe is feminine. Its plural is les carpes. Carp is both a fish and can mean to complain in French slang.
Example sentence
La carpe nage dans le plan d'eau.
The carp is swimming in the pond.
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How to remember la carpe
Carp rhymes with 'harp'. A carp swimming smoothly in water could be playing a harp with its fins.
Related words
- alpaca l'alpaga
- badger le blaireau
- crow le corbeau
- duck le canard
- flower la fleur
- fox le renard
- goose l'oie
- mallard le canard colvert
- otter la loutre
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Questions about la carpe
How do you say "carp" in French?
In French, "carp" is la carpe. It is a noun.
Is la carpe masculine or feminine?
La carpe is feminine. Its plural is les carpes. Carp is both a fish and can mean to complain in French slang.
How is la carpe used in a sentence?
Use la carpe as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La carpe nage dans le plan d'eau. (The carp is swimming in the pond.).
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