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How do you say "martial arts" in French?
les arts martiaux
In French, "martial arts" is les arts martiaux.
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Pronunciation
Say 'art mar-syahl' where 'arts' stresses first and 'martiaux' stresses second part.
Grammar notes
Arts is masculine (les arts), martiaux is an adjective. Plural: les arts martiaux.
Example sentence
Les arts martiaux enseignent la discipline.
Martial arts teach discipline.
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How to remember les arts martiaux
Martial arts come from fighting traditions. They combine art with martial combat.
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Questions about les arts martiaux
How do you say "martial arts" in French?
In French, "martial arts" is les arts martiaux. It is a noun.
How is les arts martiaux written in French?
les arts martiaux is written using the standard French script.
How is les arts martiaux used in a sentence?
Use les arts martiaux as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Les arts martiaux enseignent la discipline. (Martial arts teach discipline.).
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"Martial arts" in other languages
- Japanese 武道 (budō)
- Korean 무술 (musul)
- Chinese 武术 (wǔ shù)
- Spanish las artes marciales
- Spanish (Latin America) las artes marciales
- German der Kampfsport
- Italian le arti marziali
- Russian боевые исскуства (boevye isskustva)
- Greek οι πολεμικές τέχνες (i polemikes tehnes)
- Arabic فنون الدفاع عن النفس (finoon ildifaeA Aan ilnafs)
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