In French, "swimming" is la natation. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn French, "swimming" is la natation. It is a noun. The word is spelled la natation and pronounced as written, following French pronunciation rules.
All French nouns have grammatical gender. You learn the gender of la natation by memorising it with its article. Masculine nouns use le (or un), feminine nouns use la (or une).
Use la natation as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In French, word order and agreement rules determine how la natation fits into a sentence.
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