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How do you say "spider" in French?
l' araignée
In French, "spider" is l' araignée.
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Pronunciation
Break araignée into sounds, knowing that the r is growled lightly at the back of the throat rather than rolled; "gn" becomes a soft "ny", as in the English word "canyon". Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Grammar notes
l' araignée is feminine. Its plural is araignées.
Example sentence
Une araignée tissait une toile dans un coin.
A spider spun a web in the corner.
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How to remember l' araignée
Think of araignée as sounding a little like an English word tucked inside it, and let that echo carry the meaning of spider.
Related words
- ant la fourmi
- bee l' abeille
- butterfly le papillon
- snail l' escargot
- worm le ver
- cockroach le cafard
- scorpion le scorpion
- lizard le lézard
- toad le crapaud
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Questions about l' araignée
How do you pronounce l' araignée?
Break araignée into sounds, knowing that the r is growled lightly at the back of the throat rather than rolled; "gn" becomes a soft "ny", as in the English word "canyon". Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Is l' araignée masculine or feminine?
l' araignée is feminine. l' araignée is feminine. Its plural is araignées.
How is l' araignée used in French?
l' araignée is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une araignée tissait une toile dans un coin. (A spider spun a web in the corner.).
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