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How do you say "tiger" in French?
le tigre
In French, "tiger" is le tigre.
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Pronunciation
Say tee-gr, two syllables. The I sounds like EE, and the R is rolled slightly.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, le tigre. Plural is les tigres. Common big cat word across Romance languages.
Example sentence
Le tigre est un animal dangereux.
The tiger is a dangerous animal.
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How to remember le tigre
Tigre sounds like tiger with a French accent. Tigers have orange and black stripes.
Related words
- bear l'ours
- deer le cerf
- eagle l'aigle
- hippo l'hippopotame
- leopard le léopard
- lion le lion
- orangutan l'orang-outan
- sloth le paresseux
- wolf le loup
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Questions about le tigre
How do you say "tiger" in French?
In French, "tiger" is le tigre. It is a noun.
Is le tigre masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, le tigre. Plural is les tigres. Common big cat word across Romance languages.
How is le tigre used in a sentence?
Use le tigre as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le tigre est un animal dangereux. (The tiger is a dangerous animal.).
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"Tiger" in other languages
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