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How do you say "comet" in French?
la comète
In French, "comet" is la comète.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce koh-MET, with even stress and a crisp final t sound.
Grammar notes
la comète is feminine. Its plural is comètes.
Example sentence
Une comète brillante traversa le ciel en traquée.
A bright comet streaked across the sky.
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How to remember la comète
Comète is comet with an accent added, picture the accent as the comet's fiery tail.
Related words
- breeze la brise
- gale la tempête
- monsoon la mousson
- blizzard la tempête de neige
- drizzle la bruine
- downpour l' averse
- humidity l' humidité
- temperature la température
- climate le climat
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Questions about la comète
How do you pronounce la comète?
Pronounce koh-MET, with even stress and a crisp final t sound.
Is la comète masculine or feminine?
la comète is feminine. la comète is feminine. Its plural is comètes.
How is la comète used in French?
la comète is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une comète brillante traversa le ciel en traquée. (A bright comet streaked across the sky.).
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