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How do you say "flower" in French?
la fleur
In French, "flower" is la fleur.
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Pronunciation
Say flur, rhyming with 'her'. The final E is barely pronounced.
Grammar notes
La fleur is feminine. Its plural is les fleurs. The word is etymologically related to 'florish'.
Example sentence
La fleur rouge est très belle.
The red flower is very beautiful.
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How to remember la fleur
Fleur sounds like 'floor'. Flowers bloom on the ground floor of gardens and fields.
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- carp la carpe
- dog le chien
- fishing rod la canne à pêche
- hog le cochon
- horse le cheval
- rooster le coq
- stem la tige
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Questions about la fleur
How do you say "flower" in French?
In French, "flower" is la fleur. It is a noun.
Is la fleur masculine or feminine?
La fleur is feminine. Its plural is les fleurs. The word is etymologically related to 'florish'.
How is la fleur used in a sentence?
Use la fleur as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La fleur rouge est très belle. (The red flower is very beautiful.).
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