How do you say "championship" in French?

le championnat

Noun Masculine

In French, "championship" is le championnat.

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Pronunciation

Give championnat 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 championnat is masculine. Its plural is championnats.

Example sentence

Notre équipe a remporté le championnat.

Our team won the championship.

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How to remember le championnat

Imagine someone in Paris pointing at a championship and calling it championnat; replay that scene each time you forget.

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Questions about le championnat

How do you pronounce le championnat?

Give championnat 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 championnat masculine or feminine?

le championnat is masculine. le championnat is masculine. Its plural is championnats.

How is le championnat used in French?

le championnat is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Notre équipe a remporté le championnat. (Our team won the championship.).

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