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How do you say "island" in French?
l' île
In French, "island" is l' île.
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Pronunciation
Give île a French shape, since the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced. Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Grammar notes
l' île is feminine. Its plural is îles.
Example sentence
Ils naviguèrent vers une petite île.
They sailed to a small island.
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How to remember l' île
Imagine someone in Paris pointing at a island and calling it île; replay that scene each time you forget.
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- rainbow l' arc-en-ciel
- thunder le tonnerre
- storm la tempête
- hurricane l' ouragan
- tornado la tornade
- frost le gel
- drought la sécheresse
- flood l' inondation
- earthquake le tremblement de terre
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Questions about l' île
How do you pronounce l' île?
Give île a French shape, since the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced. Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Is l' île masculine or feminine?
l' île is feminine. l' île is feminine. Its plural is îles.
How is l' île used in French?
l' île is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ils naviguèrent vers une petite île. (They sailed to a small island.).
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