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How do you say "history" in French?
l'histoire
In French, "history" is l'histoire.
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Pronunciation
Say 'ee-stwar' with stress on the first part and a rolled r at the end.
Grammar notes
Histoire is feminine (l'histoire). The plural is histoires. This word refers to both history and stories.
Example sentence
L'histoire de France est très riche.
The history of France is very rich.
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How to remember l'histoire
Histoire contains 'his' and 'story'. History is stories about the past.
Related words
- biology la biologie
- chemistry la chimie
- drawing le dessin
- economics l'économie
- fire extinguisher l'extincteur
- folder le dossier
- languages les langues
- maths les maths
- music la musique
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Questions about l'histoire
How do you say "history" in French?
In French, "history" is l'histoire. It is a noun.
How is l'histoire written in French?
l'histoire is written using the standard French script.
How is l'histoire used in a sentence?
Use l'histoire as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: L'histoire de France est très riche. (The history of France is very rich.).
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