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How do you say "fan" in French?

le ventilateur

Noun Masculine

In French, "fan" is le ventilateur.

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Pronunciation

Say vahn-tee-lah-TUR, with stress on the final syllable. The R is rolled.

Grammar notes

Le ventilateur is masculine. Its plural is les ventilateurs. The word comes from Latin ventilare.

Example sentence

Le ventilateur tourne rapidement.

The fan is spinning quickly.

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How to remember le ventilateur

Ventilateur sounds like 'ventilate'. A fan ventilates the air, pushing it around the room.

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Questions about le ventilateur

How do you say "fan" in French?

In French, "fan" is le ventilateur. It is a noun.

Is le ventilateur masculine or feminine?

Le ventilateur is masculine. Its plural is les ventilateurs. The word comes from Latin ventilare.

How is le ventilateur used in a sentence?

Use le ventilateur as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le ventilateur tourne rapidement. (The fan is spinning quickly.).

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