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How do you say "planet" in French?
la planète
In French, "planet" is la planète.
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Pronunciation
The trick with planète is that è or ê opens into "eh"; the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced.
Grammar notes
la planète is feminine. Its plural is planètes.
Example sentence
Mars est une planète rouge et rocheuse.
Mars is a red, rocky planet.
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How to remember la planète
Whisper planète, then say it at normal volume, then almost shout it, moving from careful to natural.
Related words
- 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 la planète
How do you pronounce la planète?
The trick with planète is that è or ê opens into "eh"; the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced.
Is la planète masculine or feminine?
la planète is feminine. la planète is feminine. Its plural is planètes.
How is la planète used in French?
la planète is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Mars est une planète rouge et rocheuse. (Mars is a red, rocky planet.).
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