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How do you say "hen" in French?
la poule
In French, "hen" is la poule.
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Pronunciation
Say pool, rhyming with 'cool'. The final E is silent.
Grammar notes
La poule is feminine. Its plural is les poules. A rooster is le coq, which is masculine.
Example sentence
La poule rousse pond des œufs.
The reddish-brown hen is laying eggs.
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How to remember la poule
Poule rhymes with 'cool', and hens are cool birds that lay cool eggs for breakfast.
Related words
- alpaca l'alpaga
- catfish le poisson-chat
- cow la vache
- flower la fleur
- horse le cheval
- lamb l'agneau
- pigeon le pigeon
- piranha le piranha
- sheep le mouton
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Questions about la poule
How do you say "hen" in French?
In French, "hen" is la poule. It is a noun.
Is la poule masculine or feminine?
La poule is feminine. Its plural is les poules. A rooster is le coq, which is masculine.
How is la poule used in a sentence?
Use la poule as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La poule rousse pond des œufs. (The reddish-brown hen is laying eggs.).
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