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How do you say "carpenter" in French?
le charpentier
In French, "carpenter" is le charpentier.
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Pronunciation
Give charpentier a French shape, since you finish with a nasal "ah" sound through the nose; "ch" softens to "sh", never a hard English "ch".
Grammar notes
le charpentier is masculine. Its plural is menuisiers.
Example sentence
Le charpentier construisit une table en bois.
The carpenter built a wooden table.
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Questions about le charpentier
How do you pronounce le charpentier?
Give charpentier a French shape, since you finish with a nasal "ah" sound through the nose; "ch" softens to "sh", never a hard English "ch".
Is le charpentier masculine or feminine?
le charpentier is masculine. le charpentier is masculine. Its plural is menuisiers.
How is le charpentier used in French?
le charpentier is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Le charpentier construisit une table en bois. (The carpenter built a wooden table.).
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